Prison Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Ad Warrior Ltd; Banstead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training & development

Health cashback

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Crisis loan

Electric car scheme

Wellbeing days

Blue Light Card

Annual leave 25-30 days

Pension scheme

Death in service

Critical illness insurance

Job summary

The Forward Trust is seeking a Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to join the team at HMP Highdown, Surrey. This full-time, permanent role delivers recovery-focused support to people in prison through psychosocial and clinical interventions in a trauma-informed and gender-responsive framework.

You will manage caseloads, conduct assessments, deliver 1:1 and group sessions on health and wellbeing, and assist with through-care to aid community reintegration. Enhanced DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and non-judgemental, with a genuine commitment to supporting people to make positive changes.
• Experience in working with people experiencing substance misuse and/or mental health needs.
• Confident carrying out assessments, care planning and structured interventions.
• Able to manage a caseload and work towards targets and deadlines.
• Able to facilitate 1:1 and group sessions effectively.
• Strong communicator who can build positive relationships with service users and partner agencies.
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Organised and confident using IT systems to maintain records and case management documentation.
• Committed to safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, and professional standards.
• Willing to undertake the DAWFDP and commit to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload, prioritising individuals according to needs and release dates.
• Complete assessments, risk assessments and care plans with service users.
• Deliver structured 1:1 sessions and group work on health, wellbeing, recovery and harm reduction.
• Support release planning and through-care, helping individuals re-enter the community.
• Collaborate with healthcare, mental health, prison and external partner services.
• Carry out second signatory duties and oral swab testing where required.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure data is captured per service requirements.
• Contribute to a positive, safe, solution-focused service and seek improvements.

Skills

Compassionate

Substance misuse experience

Mental health needs

Assessment

Caseload management

Group sessions

IT systems

safeguarding

Tools

Case management software

Job description

The Forward Trust is seeking a Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to join the team at HMP Highdown, Surrey. This full-time, permanent role delivers recovery-focused support to people in prison through psychosocial and clinical interventions in a trauma-informed and gender-responsive framework.

You will manage caseloads, conduct assessments, deliver 1:1 and group sessions on health and wellbeing, and assist with through-care to aid community reintegration. Enhanced DBS checks apply.