Prison Health & Wellbeing Practitioner: Recovery & Support

Forward Trust; Greater London; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (rising with long

Contributory pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Forward Trust is seeking a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner based at HMP Brixton in London. You will deliver harm reduction advice, psychosocial and clinical interventions to men aged 18+ with substance misuse issues, across Early Days in Custody, planned care, release and resettlement.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team providing SMART care plans, risk assessments and throughcare coordination with partners in healthcare, housing, probation and drug intervention teams.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Counselling qualification required.
• Experience in substance misuse services or criminal justice setting preferred.
• Ability to assess, plan and review SMART care plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of service users across custody journey.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop SMART care plans.
• Deliver structured psychosocial interventions and accredited programmes as applicable.
• Facilitate individual and group sessions using motivational interviewing and CBT techniques.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure continuity of care and throughcare.

Skills

Empathy

Motivational interviewing

CBT techniques

Caseload management

Interagency collaboration

Trauma-informed care

Education

Level 3 Counselling qualification

Tools

Case management system

Job description

Forward Trust is seeking a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner based at HMP Brixton in London. You will deliver harm reduction advice, psychosocial and clinical interventions to men aged 18+ with substance misuse issues, across Early Days in Custody, planned care, release and resettlement.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team providing SMART care plans, risk assessments and throughcare coordination with partners in healthcare, housing, probation and drug intervention teams.