Senior Health & Wellbeing Practitioner – Prison Care Lead

TipTopJob; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Contributory Pension Scheme

Job summary

The Forward Trust in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to lead the Integrated Substance Misuse Team at HMP Usk and HMP Prescoed. You will supervise practitioners, manage a varied caseload and drive recovery outcomes within a prison setting.

Join a multidisciplinary service focused on person-centred support, equality and safeguarding, with opportunities for development and service improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse, mental health or wellbeing services.
• Strong leadership and supervisory experience.
• Confidence delivering both group and individual interventions.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across agencies.
• Organised, proactive and solution-focused approach.
• Commitment to high-quality, person-centred support.
• Welsh and English speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Line managing Health and Wellbeing Practitioners and supporting their development.
• Managing a varied caseload and delivering 1:1 interventions and group work.
• Carrying out assessments, care planning and appropriate referrals.
• Working closely with healthcare teams and multi-agency partners.
• Supporting service performance, outcomes and reporting requirements.
• Promoting equality, diversity and inclusive practice across all work.

Skills

Leadership

Line management

Interventions

Collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The Forward Trust in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to lead the Integrated Substance Misuse Team at HMP Usk and HMP Prescoed. You will supervise practitioners, manage a varied caseload and drive recovery outcomes within a prison setting.

Join a multidisciplinary service focused on person-centred support, equality and safeguarding, with opportunities for development and service improvement.