Regional Programmes Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

The Forward Trust; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A social enterprise supporting recovery in Sutton Coldfield is seeking a Regional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver recovery-focused interventions for adults in custody. The ideal candidate will conduct assessments, facilitate therapeutic sessions, and collaborate with various agencies to support recovery. This role offers flexible working and comprehensive benefits including training opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Crisis Loan Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

3 x Wellbeing Days

Access to Blue Light Card

25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Proven background in supporting individuals with drug and/or alcohol issues.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering evidence-based group work.
• Ability to apply counselling techniques effectively in 1:1 settings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk, initial, and comprehensive assessments to inform treatment plans.
• Deliver structured 1:1 sessions, group work, and therapeutic programmes.
• Collaborate with partner agencies for a holistic approach.

Skills

Experience in Substance Misuse Services

Facilitating Structured Interventions and Therapeutic Groups

Practical Counselling Skills

Job description

Regional Programmes Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Location : Surrey

Salary : £29,507.50 per annum

Vacancy Type : Permanent

Closing Dat : 3 Dec 2025

About The Role

Are you passionate about supporting individuals to make lasting changes in their lives? Join us as a Regional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, delivering recovery-focused interventions to adults in custody across Surreys prison estate. Youll work as part of an integrated, multidisciplinary team, playing a key role in supporting people with substance misuse and / or low-level mental health needs on their journey toward recovery and reintegration.

As part of our Health & Wellbeing Framework, youll provide tailored psychosocial support to individuals aged 18+ in custody. Working flexibly across multiple prison locations, youll assess needs, deliver 1 : 1 and group interventions, support release planning, and contribute to multi-agency pathways including housing, family services, clinical care, and employment.

Youll be part of a highly skilled and supportive team, committed to a trauma-informed, gender-responsive, and person-centered approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct risk, initial, and comprehensive assessments to inform individual treatment plans
• Deliver a range of structured 1 : 1 sessions, group work, and therapeutic programmes
• Facilitate Health & Wellbeing Recovery interventions across multiple prison sites
• Support release planning and through-care pathways into community services
• Collaborate with partner agencies to ensure a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach
• Perform second signatory duties and oral swab testing where required
• Maintain accurate and timely records to support monitoring and evaluation (e.g. NDTMS)

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in Substance Misuse Services
  Proven background in supporting individuals with drug and / or alcohol issues, ideally within structured service settings.
• Facilitating Structured Interventions and Therapeutic Groups
  Demonstrated experience in delivering evidence-based group work and structured psychosocial interventions tailored to service user needs.
• Practical Counselling Skills
  Ability to apply counselling techniques effectively in 1 : 1 settings to support service users through their recovery journey.

Please note this role is subject to a Worklife Disruption Allowance to the value of £2500.00 per annum added as part of gross salary, to recognise the unique travel requirements of operating across a number of sites as part of the Surrey Regional Programmes Team.

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.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• 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)

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.

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