Role Overview
The Forward Trust is seeking a skilled and compassionate Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team in providing high-quality healthcare services to prisoners. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will play a vital role in promoting holistic recovery and health and wellbeing to individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a caseload of service users, providing harm reduction advice and guidance, assessments, and care plans.
* Deliver structured 1:1 and group-work sessions for both Substance Misuse and Low Level Mental Health service users.
* Facilitate substance misuse and mental health groups, and Wellbeing and Recovery programmes to the standard required.
Requirements
We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual who has a strong understanding of the issues facing substance misusers and low-level mental health issues. You will have demonstrable experience of carrying out risk assessments, comprehensive assessments, and designing and implementing SMART care plans. Additionally, you will have significant experience of carrying out psychosocial interventions, including using motivational interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and therapeutic group settings.
Our Ideal Candidate:
* Has experience working in a Health or Justice setting.
* Has knowledge of the 12-step process of recovery from addiction.
* Has experience of providing counselling/CBT services to prisoners or those with Health and Wellbeing, or drug and/or alcohol problems.
What We Offer
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits, including Season Ticket Loan Scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Crisis Loan Scheme, Electric Car Scheme, Access to Blue Light Card, and more.