Professional Support Services

Concepts

• heiw’s professional support unit
• cardiff
• human resources
• support services
• consultancy services
• professional skills
• supportive setting
• scope of these services
• professional support services
• decision making

Location

Cardiff

Description

HEIW’s Professional Support Unit (PSU), provide support for all doctors and dentists in training, guidance and information regarding support to all parties involved in postgraduate medical and dental training. This involves meeting with the trainee in a confidential and supportive setting to discuss their concerns and developing a plan of action jointly with the trainee. In more complex circumstances, the PSU will signpost the trainee to a range of specialised support services that aim to improve the trainee’s well-being and performance. The range of highly specialised support services will include but not be limited to: - Physical Health - Mental Health - Professional skills (Such as; Assertiveness/Confidence, Decision making/problem solving, Communication/Language Skills, Leadership/Team working, Time Management/Personal Organisation, Examination issues/Study skills) Currently these services are only provided to trainee doctors and dentists, however the PSU within HEIW is looking to extend the scope of these services to cover other areas including, but not limited to; - International medical graduates (IMG’s) - Non training grade doctors - Pharmacy trainees - Optometry trainees

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to unforeseen circumstances.

Legal Justification

The contract was awarded in April 2020 following the issue of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) under the Open Procedure (Regulation 27) in December 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The modification to the contract is being made under Regulation 72(1)(c) – due to the COVID-19 pandemic creating a circumstance which could not have reasonably been foreseen at the time of contract placement. The result of not providing the services under this contract modification would have had a detrimental effect on service delivery and impact on the wider health and social care system. The modification’s purpose is to support an increase in service demand and does not alter the overall nature of the contract and the price increase does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

Other Information

(WA Ref:121464)