Black Country Voluntary Sector Workwell Online Briefing

• Could you help identify individuals who could benefit from the Workwell Scheme?
• Interested in your voluntary organisation being paid for referring people into the programme?

Thursday 17th July, 9:30–11:00am
WorkWell is a new initiative set to support thousands of people across the Black Country with health conditions and disabilities to find or retain employment to boost their wellbeing.

The Black Country is one of just 15 places around the country chosen as a pilot area to deliver the WorkWell scheme which will provide early intervention to people who are experiencing barriers to gain or retain employment due to health conditions or disabilities.

What is Workwell?
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.

This service provides a team of trained Work and Health Coaches who will provide short term, light touch support to help individuals with their support needs to return, remain or succeed in work.

WorkWell will help 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.

This online briefing will:
• Provide further information about what Workwell is, what it isn’t and how it benefits people with a health condition or disability
• Provide information about the referral criteria
• Cover how voluntary organisations can refer into the programme and when organisations will receive a financial payment
• Clarify timescales and explore next steps

Who can attend:
This briefing is aimed at voluntary and community organisations (including social enterprises, faith-based organisations) who work across the Black Country.

If you are interested in attending this online briefing, please book on using this link: https://tinyurl.com/2zke3wj7

The online briefing will use Microsoft teams. The link will be sent to attendees booked on the day before the briefing.

The briefing will be led by Black Country NHS Foundation Trust who deliver the Workwell Scheme.

The briefing is being organised by the four CVS’s across the Black Country.