Decision details

1. The Directorate Leadership Team approved a briefing paper submitted on 14th March 2018 to progress the timely implementation of Strategic Lead Providers (SLP’s) co-designing/developing a process to enable them to undertake assessment reviews.
2. The rationale for this is due to the on-going regular input and contact SLP’s have with the individual receiving care, they have greater knowledge of the individual’s needs rather than the Social Worker who conducted the original Assessment.
3. A Project Team of Commissioners (Council and Clinical Commissioning Group), Commissioned Care and Support at Home (CCaSH) SLP’s, Finance and Social Work representatives has been meeting since August 2018 to progress an Action Plan to ‘test’ this concept.
4. The Job Description and Person Specification of a Trusted Reviewer has been co-produced and SLP’s have submitted a cost for a temporary worker to undertake this work. The salary agreed by the Project Group is £25,000 per annum including on-cost equating to an annual salary of £20,000. The budget for this will be financed via the Commissioned Care and Support at Home budget.
5. It is anticipated that this temporary Trusted Reviewer will be an internal secondment from the SLP who agrees to ‘test’ this concept.
6. It has been agreed via the Project Meetings that the Trusted Reviewer will concentrate on:
• 3 months after the initial 6 week review and at 12 months
• Unplanned Reviews where there is a change in need
7. The Pathway and Process between the Trusted Reviewer and the Social Work Team is to be agreed in the next 2 months.
8. It is anticipated that the start date of the Trusted Reviewer is Monday 1st April 2019.

To request the financial support to test the concept of a Strategic Lead Provider (SLP) employing a Trusted Reviewer.

Not applicable.