Find Sandwell health & wellbeing services near you

WorkWell - Empoyment Support for those with disabilities

WorkWell is a service designed to support anyone with a health condition or disability to either:

Return/Remain in work
Find and Access work
Refer or signpost into various services available in your local area..

WorkWell helps individuals to build a personalised support plan based off their current needs, health conditions/disabilities and additional support that may be needed and then work together with organisations across the Black Country to provide joined up support for that individual.
Referral into WorkWell followed by initial assessment to identify any and all support needs required and depending on the individuals needs may provide support under any of the three core support categories:

Employment Support

If an individual requires employment support due to health barriers, support may include:

Create a personalised goals plan
Access education, training and volunteering support
Finding available employment opportunities
Support building a CV, job application and interview techniques
Confidence building and disclosure techniques
Understanding reasonable adjustment requests with new employers


In Work Support

If an individual in work requires support to return to work or to stay in their current role due to health barriers, support may include:

Support to understand individuals rights and laws in the workplace
Open conversations with employers to discuss health barriers
Review of reasonable adjustments with employers