Defining health and wellbeing
South East London defines health and wellbeing as staff being free from illness or injury, and being comfortable, healthy, and happy, both in and outside of the working environment.
Our vision
We want all who work in health and social care across South East London, to have a positive experience whilst at work, fostering a compassionate and inclusive culture.
Our ambition and desire is that all will be able to access health and wellbeing support and that we work together to tackle the systemic challenges we face that may have an impact on staff health and wellbeing.
Guiding principles
We will ensure our work is aligned with our guiding principles in that:
- Our programme will be inclusive and accessible by individuals, teams, leaders, managers and volunteers across our SEL system, taking into account their diverse needs.
- We endorse the levelling up of support to areas which may not have access to wide range wellbeing offers – ensuring equity of access to all who work in our SEL system.
- Interventions will be realistic, fit for purpose and considerate of the financial constraints we face
- Ensuring sustainability and commitment to long term health and wellbeing aspirations, not just ‘quick fixes’
- We will use evaluation and feedback to assess the impact interventions and continuously learn and improve.
- We will be flexible and adaptable, refreshing this plan, as the context evolves. We commit to review process every two years of our priorities to ensure we remain relevant to the current need
Supporting our SEL ICS People Strategy
Our strategy is an enabling plan which sits under the ICS People Strategy and its 5 pillars:
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Driving training and education
- Promoting SEL as a great place to work
- Embedding a culture of inclusion and wellbeing
- Enabling innovation
Read the sections of the strategy below