Trauma-Informed Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

The Forward Trust; United States; Remote; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training & development

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Crisis Loan Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Wellbeing Days

Blue Light Card

Annual leave 25 days (+ rise to 30)

Pension scheme

Death in service payment

Critical illness insurance

Job summary

The Forward Trust provides clinical and psychosocial Substance Misuse Services across Surrey Prisons, working in partnership with NHS Trust healthcare providers. Our services operate within a Health and Wellbeing framework, taking a trauma-informed and gender-responsive approach to deliver a wide range of interventions and integrated pathways tailored to the needs of each prison and the people we support.

We are looking for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team at HMP Bronzefield,

Qualifications

• Experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments and designing and implementing SMART care plans.
• Experience of delivering structured interventions.
• Experience of facilitating group-work sessions.
• The ability to use motivational interviewing techniques effectively in both one-to-one and group settings.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to maintain accurate and timely electronic records.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A person-centred, trauma-informed and non-judgemental approach.
• The ability to work collaboratively with service users and colleagues to achieve positive outcomes.
• An understanding of the importance of partnership working, release planning and continuity of care.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload and providing consistent, person-centred support.
• Providing appropriate harm reduction advice, information and guidance.
• Completing comprehensive assessments and identifying individual needs.
• Developing, implementing and reviewing SMART care plans in partnership with service users.
• Delivering structured one-to-one interventions.
• Facilitating structured group-work sessions.
• Using motivational interviewing techniques to support engagement and positive change.
• Undertaking second signatory duties.
• Supporting individuals with release planning and ensuring effective through-care arrangements.
• Working collaboratively with community services to support individuals as they transition from prison back into the community.
• Maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality records in line with service requirements.
• Contributing to the monitoring and evaluation of the service, recognising that effective data recording and outcome measurement are vital to demonstrating the impact of our work.

Job description

The Forward Trust provides clinical and psychosocial Substance Misuse Services across Surrey Prisons, working in partnership with NHS Trust healthcare providers. Our services operate within a Health and Wellbeing framework, taking a trauma-informed and gender-responsive approach to deliver a wide range of interventions and integrated pathways tailored to the needs of each prison and the people we support.

We are looking for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team at HMP Bronzefield,