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Health and Wellbeing Practitioner – Middlesex-Ashford

Permanent

£27,857

About the Role

The Forward Trust provides clinical and psychosocial Substance Misuse Services across Surrey Prisons, working in partnership with NHS Trust healthcare providers. Our services operate within a Health and Wellbeing framework, taking a trauma-informed and gender-responsive approach to deliver a wide range of interventions and integrated pathways tailored to the needs of each prison and the people we support.

We are looking for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team at HMP Bronzefield, a closed and restricted-status adult female prison located in Sutton.

Working as part of a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide recovery-orientated Health and Wellbeing Services to people aged 18 and over who may present with low-level mental health needs and/or substance misuse issues.

Proactive partnership working is central to the service, and you will work closely with colleagues across mental health, healthcare and prison services to ensure people receive safe, effective and person-centred support.

As a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

  • Managing a caseload and providing consistent, person-centred support.
  • Providing appropriate harm reduction advice, information and guidance.
  • Completing comprehensive assessments and identifying individual needs.
  • Developing, implementing and reviewing SMART care plans in partnership with service users.
  • Delivering structured one-to-one interventions.
  • Facilitating structured group-work sessions.
  • Using motivational interviewing techniques to support engagement and positive change.
  • Undertaking second signatory duties.
  • Supporting individuals with release planning and ensuring effective through-care arrangements.
  • Working collaboratively with community services to support individuals as they transition from prison back into the community.
  • Maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality records in line with service requirements.
  • Contributing to the monitoring and evaluation of the service, recognising that effective data recording and outcome measurement are vital to demonstrating the impact of our work.

The service operates 7 days a week, so weekend working will be required on a rota basis. Please be advised that this position is subject to obtaining prison vetting. 

About You

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting people to make positive changes in their lives and who can build effective, trusting relationships with individuals who may have complex and varied needs.

You will have experience of working within a mental health or substance misuse service and be confident delivering structured interventions in both one-to-one and group settings.

You will also have:

  • Experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments and designing and implementing SMART care plans.
  • Experience of delivering structured interventions.
  • Experience of facilitating group-work sessions.
  • The ability to use motivational interviewing techniques effectively in both one-to-one and group settings.
  • Strong IT skills and the ability to maintain accurate and timely electronic records.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • A person-centred, trauma-informed and non-judgemental approach.
  • The ability to work collaboratively with service users and colleagues to achieve positive outcomes.
  • An understanding of the importance of partnership working, release planning and continuity of care.
  •  You will be organised, resilient and able to manage your own caseload while contributing positively to a wider team. Most importantly, you will share our commitment to supporting people affected by substance misuse and mental health difficulties to improve their health, wellbeing and recovery.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits – 

  •  Flexible working
  • Support for Families – We support our employees through every stage of family life by offering enhanced maternity and paternity pay for eligible employees who have completed 26 weeks’ continuous service, alongside family-friendly policies and a supportive, inclusive workplace. If you’d like more information about our family-friendly benefits, please contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@forwardtrust.org.uk 
  • Training and development opportunities
    • Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
    • Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • Crisis Loan Scheme
    • Electric Car Scheme
    • 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata’d for part time employees)
    • Access to Blue Light Card
    • 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
    • Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 
    • Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 
    • Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
    Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
    Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.
     
    Diversity at Forward Trust
    The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness. Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around 3 years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.

    When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

    To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here.  

    We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
     
    Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
    Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

    If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.

    Our Commitment to Safeguarding
    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.

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