Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - The Forward Trust : Job Details

Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Programme

Location: Woking / Ripley, Surrey

Salary: £24,000 per annum

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with 'Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

What you will be doing

You will be working as part of the Integrated Substance Misuse Service delivered by Forward Trust at HMP Send a female training prison. The service operates within an integrated health and well-being framework to provide support to those who identify having drug and alcohol issues. The Service is designed to deliver both psychosocial and clinical Interventions, this included the previously accredited RAPt Women’s Substance Dependence Treatment Programme (WSDTP), now formally known as 'Footsteps in Recovery’. A 12-step intensive abstinence-based treatment programme.

In the role you will work alongside a team of case management Health and Wellbeing Practitioners supporting the delivery of client centred treatment using both harm reduction and abstinence-based treatment approaches, depending on need. You will manage a caseload, providing appropriate advice and guidance, conduct assessments, formulate, and deliver care plans involving both structured 1:1s and group-work sessions. Further to this you will work with a multi-agency approach to contribute to effective release planning and effective reintegration into the community alongside internal and external partnership agencies.

As programmes-based Health and Wellbeing Practitioner your role will be dedicated to the delivery of the services treatment programmes including intensive 12-step programme 'Footsteps in Recovery'. Group therapy, assignment review sessions, workshops, step lectures, and individual counselling all form part of an intensive daily treatment schedule.

You will also be responsible for contributing to the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners.

We are also open to those interested in Part Time opportunities.

What we are looking for

You will have well developed verbal skills and interpersonal group work facilitation skills to stimulate groups and clients, relating positively and empathetically.

Essential

• A thorough knowledge of and commitment to the 12-step process of recovery from addiction.
• Experience of providing counselling services to prisoners, or those with drug or alcohol problems.
• Experience of using CBT and motivational counselling skills.
• Experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments and the design and implementation of SMART care plans.
• Possession of a recognised counselling qualification, or about to start or ongoing attendance on a recognised counselling course.
• Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers and low-level mental health issue.
• Experience of providing counselling/CBT services to prisoners, or those with Health and Wellbing, or drug and/or alcohol problems.

Desirable

• A Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Previous experience of working in a 12-step primary care programme.

What we offer

• Training opportunities and career development
• Flexible working
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Simply Health - Health Cashback Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (Pro Rata'd for Part Time Employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 Days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (rising to 30 days with length of service)
• Excellent contributory pension scheme. Employer matched contributions of up 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter.
• Death in service payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical illness insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early