New mental health training pilot for line managers

Managing Minds at Work: A free online mental health training opportunity for Midlands line managers

Deadline for applications to take part – 17 December 2021

Nottingham and Loughborough Universities are trialling an online training course for line managers as part of the Mental Health and Productivity Pilot (MHPP), and are recruiting Midlands employers to get involved.

One in six workers have mental health problems, a leading cause of sickness absence, costing businesses billions of pounds. This training will pilot an interactive training course to help line managers promote and protect the mental well-being of the people they manage.

Dr Craig Bartle, Research Support Officer at University of Nottingham said, “We want to discover if it improves line managers’ awareness, confidence, and skills and identifies any improvements that might be needed.

“The training is free, self-led, and can be undertaken at the most suitable time for individual line managers. It consists of 5 modules of 20-30 minutes each and, therefore, will have a minimal impact on participants’ time.

The training will cover several critical areas including:

• Module 1: Looking after your own mental health
• Module 2: Designing and managing work to promote mental well-being
• Module 3: Management competencies that prevent work-related stress
• Module 4: Developing a psychologically safe workplace
• Module 5: Having conversations about mental health at work.

Read more here:  Managing Minds at Work Project Introduction

If you are interested in taking part in this training pilot, please contact Dr Craig Bartle (craig.bartle@nottshc.nhs.uk), who will be happy to discuss and answer any questions.

Click here to visit the Lincolnshire Chamber’s Leadership & Wellbeing Hub, which brings together free resources and events to help you and your staff, as well as offering a FREE 1:1 session with a local expert to discuss any challenges you might be facing.