Regional Programmes Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Regional Programmes Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Location: HMP Highdown, HMP Downview, HMP Send, HMP Coldingley, HMP Bronzefield

Salary: £25,154 per annum

Are you looking for a meaningful career that helps others break the cycle of addiction and live a positive life? The impact you will have in this role is far more reaching than the day-to-day contact with service users, the service we provide reverberates through families and society

We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with 'Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

What you will be doing

You will be working within an integrated healthcare framework to provide support to prisoners aged 18 and over.

The team have a broad skills mix to deliver combined psychosocial and clinical interventions promoting holistic recovery and health and wellbeing to prisoners. This might include working with low-level mental health needs and/or substance misuse issues.

Day to day you will be delivering Wellbeing & Recovery interventions and structured programmes for service user cohorts across the region, you will be based at HMP Highdown and you will also be supporting with programme delivery in; HMP Downview, HMP Send, HMP Coldingley and HMP Bronzefield. The flexible nature of this role means you will also support locations with additional needs such as carrying out assessments, second checking or other relevant duties to enable the smooth running of the service.

What we are looking for

• Experience of delivering structured interventions and facilitating therapeutic groups to service users.
• Knowledge of accredited treatment programmes.
• Experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments and the design and implementation of SMART care plans.
• A thorough knowledge of and commitment to the 12-step process of recovery from addiction.
• A full UK driver’s license.

What we offer

Alongside Simply Health coverage, and a contributory pension scheme to assist employees with their general health and well-being. We offer:

• Training opportunities and career development
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 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)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.