Specialist Assessment service for individuals with Complex Care needs
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEstimated Value
Up to £204,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
3 October 2025
Type
services
Overview
NHS Devon ICB is intending to commission a specialist assessor service. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB will also be able to use any subsequent contract.
The service will require registered professional(s), with experience and detailed understanding of the CHC national framework, working on behalf of the Commissioners, with individuals, with long term complex care needs. The cohort is learning disability and mental health.
This service we are intending to commission is for a small number of placements that are placed out of county or very complex, and need a face to face assessment. This will be an independent assessment service, that will need to be face to face, assessing/reviewing the individuals, with complex care needs, their care and care plans and undertake CHC DST assessments.
Key points
- Registered professional Nursing or AHP
- A thorough understanding of the CHC national framework and experience of being a CHC assessor
- Adherence to agreed time frames
- Be able to travel anywhere in the country
- Attend meeting the person face to face and, where appropriate, also attend meetings face to face
- Be able to undertake their own admin - including organising MDTs, sending out letters to providers/ family etc
- Be able to collect all the salient documents/ assessments/ reviews profiles for the Decision Support Tool
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent report writing skills
- Ideally NHS email already in place
- Understanding and ability to complete Mental Capacity Assessments and be experienced in being involved in Best Interest Decisions
- Experience of working with people who have a learning disability and mental health
- Experience of working/assessing/reviewing in MDT setting, and multi- agency organisations
- Experience with working with individuals with complex needs and their families and the organisations that provide complex packages of care
- Familiar with understanding consent documents and how to gain consent
- Able to complete succinct DSTs which are evidenced based
- Experience of working with complex needs
- Excellent working knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support, restrictive practice
- Good understanding of Delegated Health Tasks and recording how these are being managed
- Ability to manage conflict / difficult people
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Being able to be responsive to constructive feedback
- Being able to adapt to a changing environment
- Alter the Decision Support Tool after feedback
- Presenting at panel if required
Key dates
- Duration
- 2 years
Additional details
Considerations may need to be given to Best Interest decisions. The service will work alongside families and multi-agency organisations and providers of care.
The service will be paid for on a case by case basis. Contract value is anticipated to be a maximum of £51,000 (excluding VAT) per annum; with a contract duration of 2 years, with the option to extend by a maximum of 2 further years.
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NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDKey Dates
Published
3 October 2025
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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