NEL CCG Trusted Assessor Scheme (BHR Region)

NHS North East London Clinical Commissioning Group (NELCCG) are looking for a Trusted Assessor service provider (to care homes) in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) with the expertise of working at a senior level in social care delivery. The purpose of the role is to undertake assessments and re-assessments to facilitate safe and timely discharges from hospital into residential/nursing care homes.

This will help avoid delays in discharge from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) and neighbouring hospitals. NHS Trusts and local authorities that have adopted the trusted assessor model show that it can improve the experience for the patient and reduce delayed transfers of care.

The Trusted Assessor Service has as its primary function to facilitate discharges to improve patient experience, clinical safety and patient flow to care home's. The service predominantly supports the smooth transition for patients from hospital into a care home setting, however, other discharge destinations are applicable. The service will operate 5 days a week.

This service provision will ensure timely assessments are completed for people who require residential and/or nursing provision following their hospital or Enhanced Assessment Bed (EAB) admission thus ensuring a safe and timely discharge from hospital and EAB providers.

The benefits of the service will be:

The successful provider will primarily work with BHRUT and EAB providers in BHR to facilitate approximately 600 discharges from hospitals and EAB providers to care homes per annum. This will be either a discharge to a short-term EAB; a package re-start to a long-term bed, or a new placement in a care home. The successful provider will also act as an independent and unbiased assessor who will support the acute hospitals, care homes and adult social care to provide a high-quality service to patients.

The authority is seeking a three (3) year contract with the option to extend for one (1) year.

If you would like to express an interest in this opportunity, please complete the attached form and return to nelcsu.procurementnorthants@nhs.net by no later than 12noon on Friday 1st October 2021.

At the Commissioner's discretion, providers who evidence that they meet the above requirements may be taken through to the next round of the procurement process. Due to the time constraints for this process, you will be notified of your organisation's inclusion in the next stage in a timely manner.