Next Steps Mental Health and Wellbeing

In delivering Lot 1, the Service Provider shall:

• Offer mental health and wellbeing support across a range of domains such as housing, employment, finance and wider lifestyle areas, making referrals to other specialist agencies as appropriate;
• Deliver an assertive outreach approach to rough sleepers as well as in-reach support for those who continue to require support once accommodation has been secured;
• Form a key element of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide support to rough sleepers; those newly accessing temporary/supported accommodation and those who are about to leave supported accommodation;
• Assist Service Users to improve their social and digital inclusion, helping them to:

o Develop their own social networks, renew links with family, friends, peer support and volunteer groups; and

o Increase their digital inclusion; participation in and contribution to the digital world.

• Support individuals around their health and wellbeing, enabling them to move from the streets into accommodation, resulting in:

o Appropriate access to formal Mental Health services;

o Reduced calls to ‘Blue Light’ services;

o Reduced admissions to hospital and other similar institutions;

o Appropriate access to drug and alcohol services; and

o Better prospects for moving on into independent living accommodation.

• Support team members who are part of the MDT; and
• Support Service Users through increased welfare advice, helping the development of healthy lifestyle skills and accessing money management advice.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to Homelessness.

In delivering Lot 2, the Service Provider shall provide all aspects of Lot 1 above, in addition to, but not limited to the following:

Clinical Practitioner Nurse:

• Offering Clinical support, assessment and medication as required;
• Completing specialist mental health assessments and developing pharmacological treatment plans as required;
• Monitoring interventions;
• Working closely with the other service providers, ensuring links to wider mental health services, GPS, primary care practitioners, community matrons, pharmacists and statutory and voluntary agencies as required;
• Provide comprehensive specialist assessments using highly developed skills, including the risk assessment and management of individuals who are cared for;
• Providing evidence-based individual therapy, such as cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety; and
• Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)

Clinical Psychological:

• Implementing a range of psychological interventions for those accessing the service;
• Provide psychological assessments of clients referred;
• Provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the service user/support system/provider organisations/criminal justice agency’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan;
• Formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a person’s problems;
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of clients under their care and during the course of multi-disciplinary care;
• Provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effect and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the treatment team; and
• Registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS).