Nottinghamshire Healthcare, the county’s mental health and learning disability service provider, has signed up to the ‘Charter for employers who are positive about mental health’.
The charter is part of the UK-wide MINDFUL EMPLOYER® initiative which is aimed at increasing awareness of mental health at work and providing support for businesses in recruiting and retaining staff.
By signing up to the charter, the Trust is showing its commitment to improving the working lives of staff including:
• aiming to show a positive and enabling attitude to employees and job applicants with mental health issues
• not making assumptions about a person with mental ill-health in relation to their work performance
• providing non-judgemental and proactive support to those experiencing mental health issues
To find out more or view the charter in full, visit www.mindfulemployer.net
Professor Clair Chilvers is Chair of the Trust:
“With the right support, people with mental health issues can and do stay in work. It is an important route back to well being and social inclusion. People’s self esteem is closely linked to employment so it is important to keep that in mind.”
