The Provision of Support for Children and Young People with Complex Needs in Thames Valley

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are awarding a contract to RAW Workshop to provide nine (9) Community Youth Workers who will be deployed to work across the Thames Valley.

The architecture of the programme is creating 3 individual spoke teams, placed in the 3 main counties in the Thames Valley footprint: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire.

The Community Youth Workers will working inside these teams alongside NHS and third sector staff as part of a blended workforce of clinicians and other workers.

The Community Youth Workers will:

• deliver a range of evidence informed/ best practice interventions with CYP/families using a strength based and outcomes focused approach;
• deliver an outreach function, meeting/ working with the CYP and families face to face where they live in the community;
• act as an advocate and at times a coordinator for CYP and families across the range of professionals;
• contribute to the program's consultation (advice and guidance) and training offer in their areas of expertise and insight to support the capacity building outcomes;
• link with the community and third sector organisation(s): keeping up to date with their offer, forming for the spoke teams and other professionals a 'system knowledge' of community assets to ensure support is meeting the needs of CYP and families;
• work with CYP to ensure co-production of the model

In addition to known interventions, the service will also be given the opportunity to innovate to attempt to reach outcomes in new or alternative ways.

This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.