Warwickshire Skills Hub

The new initiative is set to support individuals across Coventry and Warwickshire with mental health or health-related barriers to find or retain employment.

• Return to or remain at work
• Find and access work
• Refer into and connect with various services in the area

Following a referral into WorkWell the participant will be contacted by one of our Journey Guides, who will complete an initial assessment.

Participants will work with their Journey Guide to explore support options and create a personalised plan to retain or return to work. The employment support and in-work support available will involve, but not be limited to:

• Personalised plan to achieve set goals
• 1:1 coaching
• Barrier-breaking workshops
• Confidence building and disclosure techniques
• Upskilling and training opportunities
• Finding available employment opportunities
• Understanding individuals rights and laws in the workplace
• Supporting conversations with the employer
• Making workplace adjustment(s)
• Return to work plans

WorkWell is available for anyone who:

• Lives or is registered to a GP within Coventry or Warwickshire
• Is over 16
• Has the right to work in the UK
• Is willing to regularly engage with a WorkWell Journey Guide for employment related support


• Is currently in employment and struggling or at risk of becoming unemployed due to low level mental health challenges or a health-related work barrier and requires support to return to or remain in employment,
  or
• Has become recently unemployed and facing a barrier to return to work due to their mental health or a health-related work barrier

During an individual's journey with WorkWell team, a range of barriers and support needs may be identified.

Our WorkWell team can explore and connect participants with various organisations and services. This ensures they receive wrap around support, that contributes to a positive path of employment and wellbeing.

Examples of additional signposting may include:

Engage Your Employees and start today for a better tomorrow.

Mental health and physical health-related challenges can affect all of us at some point in our lives, and they can impact your workforce more than you think. 

In the UK, 57% of employees do not feel comfortable discussing mental health conditions (e.g. anxiety, depression, ADHD) with colleagues or employers. Source: https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/wellbeing-news/new-research-reveals-uk-employees-reluctant-to-discuss-mental-health-at-work/371937

WorkWell has been designed to help address these challenges by providing bespoke and personalised support to your employees. Whether or not your organisation already has an employee assistance programme, WorkWell can offer free, unique support and signposting services.

In partnership with Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board & Coventry City Council we recognise that there are many factors affecting our health at work. By working together, we can build a supportive package to meet the needs of the individual & employer and bring positive solutions to the table.

We appreciate that taking that first step to ask for help isn’t easy, so our Journey Guides and Employment Support Advisors are here for you.

Not everyone needs in depth support and sometimes just reaching out to make your workforce aware of what’s available, may be enough to encourage them to come and discuss any ongoing health challenges they may be facing.

Consistent themes and life events can often impact work such as:

• Bereavement
• Trauma (past and present)
• Anxiety and depression
• Recently diagnosed or undiagnosed conditions
• Navigating changes to medication
• Financial concerns leading to stress
• Social isolation and low confidence
• Changes to an individual's health or supporting services

WorkWell advisors are here to help with a tailored assessment and plan of action to guide next steps. The ongoing support will be delivered via 1-2-1 sessions and guidance sessions with WorkWell advisors.

Embedding WorkWell into your business is a proactive way to support wellbeing and reduce sickness absence due to mental health or health-related issues.

To make a referral for your team member or directly for yourself, please access the referral form on the top right of the screen.

Fill in the referral form to:

• Self-refer
• Refer your patient
• Refer your employee
• Refer a customer you work with

and any person that is currently facing mental health or health-related work barriers.

Referral form

If you have any questions or need assistance completing the form, please contact the WorkWell team at:

• cwworkwell@warwickshire.gov.uk
• 024767 96463

What sets WorkWell apart is its focus to better join up health and employment support and improve wellbeing. Coventry and Warwickshire is one of the 15 areas around the country trialling a partnership approach to health and employment, which aims to align the work and health landscape at a local level to support retention or return to employment for individuals with mental health or health-related barriers.