Market Engagement – Provision of Bespoke Care Placement for a PD client

The Western Health and Social Care Trust is seeking to engage with providers of supported living, residential or nursing home service on the potential for a bespoke placement for an adult individual under the age of 21, who is a wheelchair user, with a diagnosis of: • This young person depends on carers for all aspects of personal care. • Developmental Trauma Disorder and Complex PTSD. Carers will need an understanding of how to help the individual manage this. • Moderate Learning difficulties although not registered with a Learning Disability. Accommodation needs for the adult The accommodation must include wheelchair accessible bedroom, own bathroom and own living room. Requires low stimulus environment, as free as possible from contact / noise by children or others and low environmental noise. Reliable internet access for the individual is essential. There must be secure / restricted / limited access to the accommodation so that the individual can only be accessed by going via staff. Requirements of Placement for Residential / Nursing Care The individual requires a tracking hoist, a toileting seat, bath/shower room big enough to accommodate a shower trolley, and if the accommodation is not level access, a suitable lift for the individual plus 1 carer. The individual will require 1:1 ratio of staffing 24/7 for an initial period of up to 12 weeks or earlier as appropriate. Psychological safety is essential otherwise risk of significant emotional dysregulation / extreme anxiety/distress. 2:1 to support is required with manual handling needs only (which would equate to 6 hours per day for the second staff member). If interested please email your expression of interest to info.contracts@westerntrust.hscni.net before 5pm on 25th September 2024 and include the following: 1. Organisation Name; 2. Organisation Web address; 3. Brief description of services you currently provide including where these services are delivered; Please include above title in your response. The Trust will then share further detailed pen picture of our client with interested providers and arrange meetings with providers also. See www.westerntrust.hscni.net for further details regarding the Trust. Additional information: Note - this is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee a procurement process will be run. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise.