Wellbeing & Recovery Practitioner (Part-Time)

Forward Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to work

Wellbeing Days

Contributory Pension

Death in Service

Job summary

The Forward Trust is seeking a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our integrated healthcare team at Heathrow IRC on a part-time basis (21 hours per week).

You will support detainees with substance misuse, low-level mental health needs and wider wellbeing concerns, helping them build resilience and prepare for the next stage of their journey. This role sits within a multi-disciplinary team and requires robust record-keeping and safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with substance misuse and mental health needs.
• Ability to maintain high-quality case records.
• Safeguarding and confidentiality experience.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments, risk management plans and recovery plans.
• Manage a caseload and deliver 1:1 interventions.
• Deliver group interventions.
• Support individuals with substance misuse and mental health needs.
• Develop release, discharge and continuity of care plans.
• Promote wellbeing services and signpost to relevant support.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary reviews and daily team meetings.
• Maintain accurate case records and reports.
• Provide transitional support for release or deportation.

Skills

Caseload management

Assessments

Risk management

Group interventions

Team collaboration

Job description

The Forward Trust is seeking a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our integrated healthcare team at Heathrow IRC on a part-time basis (21 hours per week).

You will support detainees with substance misuse, low-level mental health needs and wider wellbeing concerns, helping them build resilience and prepare for the next stage of their journey. This role sits within a multi-disciplinary team and requires robust record-keeping and safeguarding practices.