We are recruiting for a Recovery Worker at HMP Wormwood Scrubs . 

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 working within an integrated healthcare framework to provide support to drug and alcohol users aged 18 and over (dependent on service) to support service delivery providing harm minimisation , continuity of care and recovery support.

You will hold a case load of service users and participate in rotating daily duties that can include induction clinics and group programme facilitation.

Working in a busy prison environment , in partnership with Prison operational staff and health care teams , none medical prescribers.

Services are designed to deliver Psychosocial Drug and Alcohol Interventions for Service users that are identified as having an Alcohol or drug problem.

Services will deliver client centred treatment using both harm reduction and abstinence based treatment approaches depending on the requirements of the individual client.

You will be offered a thorough induction at an organisational and service level. Training provided included eLearning live workshops. 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.