Provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing Workers within General Practices

Descriptions

Angus Health and Social Care Partnership area Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership and Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership will also be able to utilise the Framework. It should however be noted that the Dundee HSCP and Perth & Kinross HSCP may call off from the Framework, via mini-competition exercise. As a result of the initial competition exercise which was carried out for the Angus HSCP - there is a maximum of 2 suitably experienced and qualified Providers appointed to manage the service (covering all 4 clusters). From the Specification of Requirement: Background: Peer Support can be defined as the help and support that people with lived experience of poor mental health and wellbeing can provide for other’s struggling to manage their mental health and wellbeing, built on shared personal experience and empathy. Peer support can be social, emotional or practical support. Peer support focuses on an individual’s strengths and works towards the individual’s wellbeing and recovery. Peer supporters can offer a safe space and utilise strategies and tools to support others to manage their mental health and wellbeing. Peer support can bridge the link between patients and health professional and encourage individuals to seek out clinical and community resources when it is appropriate. Peer Worker Key Attributes Essential - Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role - Personal experience of recovery from mental health problems Desirable - Experience working with a person-centred approach - Experience of working in the mental health field