HSE Health & Wellbeing IHA Dublin North City & West Expression of Interest- Blakestown/Mulhuddart/Corduff
Community-led Social Prescribing Service

HSE funded programmes - Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme

The Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme is a cross-government initiative that adopts a place-based approach to addressing health inequalities. The programme is designed to improve the long-term health and wellbeing of people living in communities across Ireland where health inequalities are most evident. HSE Health & Wellbeing, Integrated Healthcare Area of Dublin North City & West are inviting Expressions of Interest from organisations with a track record of working with disadvantaged communities delivering programmes to improve their physical and emotional health and wellbeing to coordinate and deliver the roll out of a social prescribing service. This will involve a partnership approach between the Community and Voluntary sector and the health sector (HSE and General Practice) to connect a wide range of adults with sources of support within their community. Previous experience in delivering a social prescribing project is desirable but not essential.

Expressions of interest are now being invited for the establishment of a new Sláintecare Healthy Communities area, covering Blakestown, Mulhuddart, and Corduff.

Background:

Organisations selected to deliver the social prescribing programme as part of the Healthy Communities Initiative will be funded to deliver a contracted level of service in line with the existing S39 Health Act 2004 Service Arrangement with HSE, and will include:

• Roll out of a social prescribing service in partnership with the HSE and other key stakeholders targeting a defined area of social deprivation and a wider Community Healthcare Network (CHN) area
• Recruitment, employment and line management of Social Prescribing Link Worker/s
• The Social Prescribing Link Worker may be required to support the development of other health and wellbeing/social prescribing roles within the geographical area
• Provision of administration/technical support e.g. IT equipment, confidential client data storage etc.
• Ensuring required monitoring and evaluation processes are in place
• Responding to gaps identified through social prescribing
• Completion of reports required under the contractual agreement with the HSE
• Financial reporting and management of budget provided

Being supplied with relevant programme materials and resources to support the delivery of prescribing programme from the HSE, which will also include core training for Social Prescribing Link Workers.

Please see Expression of Interest document attached below.

Closing Date for receipt of applications: Friday 30 May 2025

Applications to: hwb.dncc@hse.ie

Further enquiries can be sought in advance of submission from: Seamus.hogan@hse.ie