WorkWell: A Path to Health and Work Support in North Central London
Discover Support, Find Success
Are you living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington and facing health challenges that impact your work life? Or are you an employer, healthcare professional or employment specialist looking to support an individual to stay in work or find a job? WorkWell is here to help individuals thrive in the workplace.
What is WorkWell?
WorkWell is a new service designed to support people with health conditions or disabilities who are:
- Looking to start a new job
- Needing support to stay in their current role
- Planning to return to work after an absence
Why choose WorkWell?
- Personalised support: One-on-one sessions with a dedicated Work and Health Coach
- Tailored services: Access to physiotherapy, counselling, and other specialist services
- Workplace solutions: Advice on reasonable adjustments to enhance job performance
- Completely voluntary: Participation on individual terms, regardless of benefit status
- Local focus: Designed specifically for residents in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington
- Integrated care: Collaboration with healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive support
Who Can Participate?
WorkWell is open to anyone in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington with a health condition or disability who wants to improve their work situation.
How to Get Started
Whether you are an individual who would like to apply to WorkWell for yourself, or you are applying on behalf of someone you are supporting, simply fill in the Expression of Interest form. The form is hosted by the WorkWell service provider, Shaw Trust.
Please note: if you are completing the Expression of Interest Form on behalf of an individual, it is important that you have the person’s full consent. Please also check data sharing policies and agreements in your own organisation before sharing any personal information on behalf of the person you are supporting.
Once the form has been submitted, a team member will contact the individual within two working days to begin their journey.
Alternatively, you call the WorkWell team on 0808 196 2386.
Why recommend WorkWell to someone you support?
WorkWell offers an opportunity to support someone’s overall well-being through meaningful employment. When expressing an interest on behalf of someone else* consider:
- People with health conditions or disabilities who express work-related concerns
- Individuals on sick leave who might benefit from a supported return to work
- People whose health might improve through appropriate, supported employment
Taking part in WorkWell can be a crucial step in a person’s recovery and long-term health and work success.
Further details and additional health and work support
WorkWell is part of a national pilot scheme. It is a partnership between the North Central London Integrated Care Board, local authorities, intermediaries, and voluntary sector organisations across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. It is jointly sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care.
For some residents in Barnet, their postcode may be on the geographical border of the service, making them not eligible within the North Central London programme. If so, they can express an interest in the WorkWell in North West London.
In addition to the WorkWell programme, residents in Barnet, Enfield, Haringey can access Thrive into Work, an Individual Placement and Support programme for people who have been unable to work for a significant period of time.
There are also several local programmes open to residents in each of the five boroughs. You can find links to job, training and skills support in your individual borough below:
- Barnet: Jobs, training and skills | Barnet Council and Boost Barnet
- Camden: Good Work Camden
- Enfield: Employment and skills | Enfield Council
- Haringey: Health related employment support | Haringey Council
- Islington: Islington Working Portal