We are recruiting for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner at HMP Highdown.

Here at Forward Trust, we deliver a complex range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Our support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services, and a wider range of group work and treatment programmes.

The Forward Trust services which are delivered within prison settings are commissioned by NHS England and are delivered in partnership with primary healthcare providers and HMPPS. Integration and partnership are integral to the work we do.

We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past. Our work in prisons aims to support those affected by drug or alcohol issues to create lasting change and reduce dependency, homelessness, unemployment and re-offending.

You will be based on site working within a team of 20 that have a broad skills mix to deliver combined psychosocial and clinical interventions providing recovery-orientated Health and Wellbeing Services to service users aged 18 and over at:  HMP Highdown a closed category adult male prison located in Sutton.

This will involve working directly with those who are detained in the prison who may present low-level mental health needs and/or substance misuse issues. The service operates 7 days a week therefore weekend working will be a requirement on a rota basis.

As a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner day-to-day you will be responsible for managing a caseload, providing appropriate harm reduction advice and guidance, conducting assessments and formulating and delivering care plans ensuring co-production with the service user.

You will deliver structured 1:1s, facilitate group-work sessions and perform second signatory duties. You will be responsible for release planning and ensuring through-care arrangements for transitional support for those leaving the prison and returning to the community.

You will be offered a thorough induction at an organisational and service level. Training provided included eLearning live workshops also coaching and mentoring from experienced staff. You will be provided with training from the Prison to support you feeling safe and confident in the expectations of you being a key holder.

All prison-based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 8-12 weeks.

All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.