Culture of Care: Staff Training and Support / Ward Manager Leadership

Concepts

• leeds
• health services
• health training
• staff teams
• supporting staff
• ward teams
• staff team training
• staff support
• staff training
• support offer

Location

Description

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) to procure a supplier for each Lot, or consortium of suppliers for each Lot, to deliver training and support to ward leaders and staff teams, focused on supporting leaders to improve culture and promoting relational ways of working within ward teams. This forms part of a wider national culture change programme to enable up to 60 providers of NHS-commissioned inpatient mental health services to implement and embed the Culture of Care Standards for Mental Health Inpatient Services. The interventions within this programme will run for 2 years from April 2024 to end of March 2026. The work forms a significant part of Theme 2: Improving culture and supporting staff of the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Quality Transformation Programme. This procurement is split into Lots and is intended to secure delivery on the following two interventions over the two year terms: · Staff Team Training and Support Offer (£2,800,000 ex VAT) · Ward Manager Leadership Development Programme (£1,500,000 ex VAT) Tenderers will have the option to bid for one, or both, of the specified Lots. Further detail about the Culture of Care Standards for Mental Health Inpatient Services will be available in the specification and ITT documentation. 12 key areas of focus (core commitments) underpin the work, as follows: 1. Lived Experience integration at all levels 2. Safety 3. Relationships 4. Staff Support 5. Equality 6. Avoiding Harm 7. Needs-Based Care 8. Empowering Choice 9. Nurturing Environment 10. Activities and Initiatives on the Ward 11. Therapeutic Support 12. Transparency

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services
• 80561000 - Health training services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk