Purpose

To
approve that in accordance with the provisions of the Rotherham
Compact, The Carers Support Worker and Dementia Café Service
be offered via a competitive process to the voluntary and community
sector market under a grant funded service level agreement, prior
to contract termination on 31 March 2024, to secure a provider to
continue the service for a period of 3 years until 31 March
2027.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

29 August 2023

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Ian Spicer
Strategic Director, Adult Care,
Housing and Public Health

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

Appendix 9, Section
4C3, of the Council’s Constitution provides that “The
Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is
authorised to discharge executive functions through the
commissioning and provision of social services for adults and
public health services for the whole population and delivery of
housing for the Borough, including: (4) Strategic Commissioning;
(a) Commissioning”. 

Brief Description of
Decision:
 

Invite the local voluntary and
community sector to participate in a competitive grant process to
secure the ongoing provision of a Carer Support Worker and Dementia
Café Service.

Reasons for the Decision:
 
 

The
ongoing service will contribute to the Council’s developing
Prevention and Early Intervention Strategy and the priorities
identified in the Borough That Cares Strategy by
supporting unpaid carers in their role and aiming to
prevent carer fatigue and breakdown by offering:

·      
Respite from their role.

·      
Peer support.

·      
Practical advice and information on
coping.

·      
Opportunities to identify carer stress and prevent
escalation.

·      
Access to specialised support.

·      
Regular, sustained and
flexible contact.

·      
Opportunities for quality time with the person they
care for in an appropriately supported environment.
 
By offering the Grant to an
established and experienced VCS provider,
with a substantial understanding of the needs and challenges facing
people with dementia, it is expected that they will provide the
required service alongside their usual business and enhance the
offer, over and above what is funded, with additional resources and
expertise.

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

None considered.

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

No conflicts of interest
declared.

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

N/A.

Reports or parts of reports
considered

None considered.

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the Executive Decision in relation to
the use of a competitive grant process to secure
future provision of a Carer Support Worker and Dementia Café
Service.
 
Signed by the Decision
Maker                                    
Dated:  29/08/2023
Name:  Ian Spicer
                         
Job Title: Strategic Director
of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health