Information for employers

As well as supporting people recovering from mental health problems, we also work with employers across London. 

We offer a free recruitment service to help you fill vacancies with our skilled and motivated candidates.  

Our employment specialists can also support your organisation to become a more inclusive and mentally healthy workplace. 

The benefits of a mentally healthy workplace 

One in four people experience a mental health problem every year in England.  

It’s more important than ever for employers to feel confident in supporting mental health at work. 

When you prioritise staff wellbeing, your organisation benefits too. A mentally healthy workplace can lead to: 

  • a happier and healthier team 

  • better productivity 

  • fewer days lost to sickness 

  • higher staff retention 

  • a stronger reputation as a fair and inclusive employer 

How we can help

As part of the NHS Trust offering the most mental health services in the country, we’re well placed to support you in creating a mentally healthy workplace. 

Our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and NHS Talking Therapies teams can: 

  • guide you on your responsibilities as an employer 

  • give you information and advice on supporting people with mental health conditions at work 

  • share practical ways to prioritise the wellbeing of your staff 

  • help you to ensure your recruitment processes are fair and inclusive 

  • deliver mental health awareness training and workshops  

  • connect you with other support and organisations that can help 

Free recruitment service for employers

Finding the right staff can be challenging.  

We support hundreds of talented job seekers into work every year. We can help local employers by matching well-suited candidates to your vacancies.  

Best of all, our service is completely free 

How it works 

  1. Our team will work closely with you to understand the recruitment needs of your organisation

  1. Your vacancies will be shared with our network of employment specialists who will identify well-matched candidates from our pool of hundreds of job seekers

  1. We’ll connect you with suitable candidates and support both you and the candidate throughout the recruitment process

  1. Once the roles are filled, we’ll continue to support you and your new starter as they settle in 

Events for job seekers

We regularly host careers fairs to help connect our candidates with inclusive employers. 

At our most recent events in Croydon and Lewisham, we welcomed over 200 job seekers. Feedback from both employers and attendees was overwhelmingly positive.

It’s completely free for employers to exhibit at the event. 

Our next careers fair will take place in March 2027.

Get in touch

Our teams are based in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, but we work with any employer within commuting distance of South London. 

What matters most is that you’re committed to ending the stigma around mental health in the workplace.  

To get support or ask a question, email: EmployWell@slam.nhs.uk  

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