SEL ICB (Bexley) Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service Specification

The key service requirements for this contract term are:

• Provider organisation to be an established provider of voluntary services based in the London Borough of Bexley, with a proven track record in currently delivering peer support and,social prescribing, together with having strong established links with grassroot organisations
• An existing key partner in the delivery of the integrated neighbourhood teams in Bexley
• Provider to ensure Health and Wellbeing Coaches receive appropriate training prior to commencing their resident facing role
• Provider to provide strategic and operational leadership to the Health and Wellbeing team
• Health and Wellbeing Coaches to work in partnership with Bexley GP practices to identify residents who would benefit from their service
• Health and Wellbeing Coaches to be part of the core neighbourhood health team, supporting residents who are living with multiple long term conditions to make positive changes
• Provider to have established networks with community organisations that facilitates outreach into the local community (faith groups, local organisations, voluntary and leisure etc.) to raise awareness of their service and encourage self-referral
• Provider to have established mechanisms to connect residents into volunteer-led activities taking place within their communities that may benefit the individuals physical, social or emotional wellbeing and lead to lifestyle improvements
• Meet residents in a variety of locations including community locations such as Bexley GP Practices, community pharmacy and libraries.
• To deliver motivational support and coaching to local residents with (or at risk of developing) multiple long term conditions, to make positive physical and mental health changes. This will include understanding any barriers and challenges they may be facing to make changes, and signposting/introducing them to services/organisations that may be able to help
• Empower residents to take control of their own health & wellbeing by ensuring they have access to appropriate support, are aware of relevant services, and have a clear, person-centred exit strategy in place prior to discharge
• To have strong established knowledge of local services available at a neighbourhood level, particularly those relating to weight loss, stop smoking, and improving physical/ mental health.
• Act as a champion of Health & Wellbeing, and the voluntary sector, locally, regionally, and nationally
• Maintain accurate and timely records of coaching sessions and outcomes using agreed systems and tools
• To evaluate and monitor the impact of the Health and Wellbeing roles, with regards to changes in health outcomes and feedback from residents following their engagement - this will be in line with the evaluation requirements for the project
• Identify, report, and monitor any safeguarding risks and concerns.

There are approximately 26,000 people living with 3 or more long term conditions in the London Borough of Bexley. Under this contract, the provider will be expected to accept referrals from neighbourhood partners, and residents themselves, for Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing - for those living with multiple long term conditions. Whilst the Health & Wellbeing Coaches will have a base at the provider's premises, the expectation is that they will work in multiple locations within the neighbourhood, to meet residents and to work with local partners.

The provider will be expected to work closely with SE London Integrated Care Board (Bexley Place) to mobilise, deliver and evaluate the service model. The Commissioner may request that the provider modifies the delivery of the service if the findings from the evaluation or resident feedback gives just reason.

The contract period for the service will be three years with the option to extend for a further two years.

The process being followed is a Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime 2023.

We are not required to actively invite anyone to express interest but rather seek to notify the market of the intention.

For enquiries or to register interest, please contact [email protected] using reference number PRJ-2220.

The commissioner is seeking to achieve, via this procurement, a service and provider that is committed to supporting the development of neighbourhood models of healthcare.

The 10-Year Health Plan mandates neighbourhood models of healthcare and these are currently being developed across England. In Bexley, by 2026, the borough will have in place three neighbourhoods each with a new integrated neighbourhood team. Additional information: The intention of the Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service is that it will bring a number of benefits, to both the population but also to the wider health and care system.

Benefits to people

Health and wellbeing coaches support people by:

• focusing on their clinical and non-clinical needs and factors that may be impacting on their health and wellbeing
• working in partnership with them to guide and support them to meet their self-identified short and long-term goals
• empowering them to understand their own strengths and unlock their potential to self-manage their condition/situation
• supporting them to strengthen life skills, such as emotional regulation and executive function
• enabling them to sustain healthier lifestyle choices and improve health and wellbeing outcomes, sometimes while they wait to access other services
• helping them take steps to prevent long-term illness and prevent conditions from escalating.

Benefits to the health and care system

The skills and expertise of health and wellbeing coaches support the health and care system in a variety of ways. These can include:

• supporting people to develop their own knowledge, skills and confidence to self-manage their conditions, which can help to free up the time of clinical staff
• improving patient outcomes through sustained behaviou…