Prison Health & Wellbeing Practitioner — Make Real Impact

Forward Trust; Usk; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Death in Service Payment

Critical Illness Insurance

25 days annual leave rising to 30

Job summary

The Forward Trust is recruiting a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to support prisoners at Usk and Prescoed. You’ll manage a caseload, deliver harm reduction guidance, and work toward personalised care plans while helping individuals prepare for community transition.

You will run 1:1 and group sessions, coordinate through-care, and maintain high-quality records to demonstrate impact. The role requires compassionate, proactive engagement and strong collaboration with partners.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage a caseload and prioritise needs.
• Ability to provide harm reduction advice and support.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfort with both 1:1 and group-based interventions.
• Ability to develop person-centred care plans and track progress.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload, building positive and supportive relationships with service users.
• Provide appropriate harm reduction advice, guidance and support.
• Complete comprehensive assessments and formulate individualised care plans.
• Work collaboratively with service users to ensure true co-production and that their goals and needs remain at the heart of their care.
• Deliver structured 1:1 interventions and support sessions.
• Facilitate engaging and effective group-work sessions.
• Support individuals with release planning, helping them prepare for life beyond prison.
• Coordinate through-care and transitional support, ensuring individuals are connected with the right services when returning to the community.
• Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality records, ensuring data is captured effectively.
• Work towards agreed targets and outcomes, using data to demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of your work.

Skills

Caseload management

Harm reduction guidance

People skills

Record keeping

Interpersonal communication

Job description

The Forward Trust is recruiting a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to support prisoners at Usk and Prescoed. You’ll manage a caseload, deliver harm reduction guidance, and work toward personalised care plans while helping individuals prepare for community transition.

You will run 1:1 and group sessions, coordinate through-care, and maintain high-quality records to demonstrate impact. The role requires compassionate, proactive engagement and strong collaboration with partners.