Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job description

Job details
Posting date: 19 November 2021
Salary: £24,511 to £29,957 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 19 December 2021
Location: W12 7JD
Company: i4 Recruitment
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: TFT-6

Summary

Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Substance Misuse) - £24,511 - £29,957 per annum - Shepherd's Bush - Full Time, Permanent

The Forward Trust is a social enterprise and UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders. We deliver treatment, recovery and wellbeing support in prisons and in the community, which includes advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment.

What will we offer you?

• Flexible working
• Exciting career development and training opportunities
• A friendly working environment
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• A 6% pension rising to 9% after 2 years
• Critical illness insurance
• Death in service payment, and more

The Role - Health & Wellbeing Practitioner:

• Delivering client centered Substance Misuse and general Health and Wellbeing care to service users in a prison setting, supporting them in the development and preparation of their release
• Managing a caseload, providing appropriate harm reduction advice and guidance, and assessing care plans
• Delivering structured 1:1 and group-work sessions for both Substance Misuse and Low Level Mental Health service users
• Supporting service users through a transition from prison to the community via integrated working with other Health and Wellbeing agencies both within the prison and in the community
• Ensuring substance misuse and mental health groups, and Health and Wellbeing programmes, are facilitated/co-facilitated to the standard required by Forward

Requirements for the Health & Wellbeing Practitioner:

• A Level 3 Counselling qualification or about to commence/continue a recognised counselling course
• Experience in the criminal justice sector with knowledge of the issues faced by substance misusers and low-level mental health individuals
• A personable, approachable and professional individual
• Demonstratable experience of carrying out risk assessments, comprehensive assessments and the design and implementation of SMART care plans
• Experience providing counselling / CBT services to prisoners, or those with Health and Wellbeing, or drug and/or alcohol problems is desirable
• Experience carrying out psychosocial interventions including using motivational interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and therapeutic group settings
• A thorough knowledge of and committed to the 12-step process of recovery from addiction
• Previous experience working in a prison setting is advantageous

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds including those with 'Lived Experience', in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, and those who have experience of previous offending or homelessness.