Work And Vocational advicE Study - Effectiveness of Adding a Brief Vocational Support Intervention to Usual Primary Care

"Participants randomised to receive vocational advice will all be offered:~Step 1, contact by phone to undertake an assessment with a trained Vocational Support Worker (VSW) to identify obstacles to Return to Work (RTW) and support RTW planning.~Step 2, face-to-face (in person or by videoconference) in-depth discussion of obstacles to RTW and further support for RTW planning.~Step 3, contact by the VSW (with participant consent) with the participants' workplace.~The frequency of contact will be individualised to the needs of participants and the offer of support continued until sustained RTW (defined as return to any work for at least 4 weeks) or until 6 months of absence, after which participants will be signposted to other services."