CAMHS Clinical Assessments and Interventions via a digital platform

The Health Board have additional funding to deliver short term increased capacity this financial year to improve the timely access to care for young people suffering with mental health difficulties.

The Health Board require a supplier who can meet the below service criteria whilst delivering 970 mental health assessments in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Measure (2010) – across Primary Mental Health and Specialist CAMHS Services (Tier 2 & Tier 3) and 4430 multi-modal (CBT / Systemic Family Therapy / IPT based), goal and outcome focused interventions for both Primary Mental Health and Specialist CAMHS.

• Clinically led, delivered through an appropriate digital clinical platform
• Staffed by appropriately qualified clinicians who adhere to recognised professional body standards with an appropriate level of practical experience. Staff must hold safeguarding level 3 certification and an enhanced DBS check
• Meet the standards of the current clinical evidence base for interventions as outlined in NICE Guidance
• Allow for flexible access to intervention between 8am – 9pm, 7 days per week
• Have a fully secure platform that allows:

i) Referrals to be easily shared

ii) Service user monitoring metrics including sessions delivered, DNAs etc.

iii) Allow for clinical session information to be shared / downloaded for recording in the Health Board EPR

iv) Ability to produce real time performance reports such as number of interventions completed, safeguarding or risk incidence, achievement of outcomes

v) Collation of information on patient experience.

• Comply with relevant ISO accreditation standards
• Be able to adhere to local policies and procedures, particularly in relation to safeguarding
• Mirror the core services in the management of DNAs and communication of these
• Have a timely onboarding and account activation process, that is completed within 7 days of receipt of the referral
• Have a clear clinical supervision model in place within an appropriate governance