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Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Programmes HMP Send Salary: £25,714.29 per annum Location: HMP Send (Female Training Prison) Contract: Permanent, Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Forward Trust is seeking a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Integrated Substance Misuse Service at HMP Send, a female training prison. Our service operates within an integrated health and well-being framework to provide tailored support for individuals with drug and alcohol issues. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver both psychosocial and clinical interventions, including the intensive 12-step abstinence-based treatment programme, Footsteps in Recovery (formerly RAPt Women's Substance Dependence Treatment Programme - WSDTP). Key Responsibilities: * Manage a caseload, providing advice, guidance, and structured care plans. * Conduct assessments, deliver 1:1 sessions, and facilitate group therapy. * Deliver the intensive 12-step programme through group therapy, assignment reviews, workshops, step lectures, and individual counselling. * Work collaboratively with internal and external agencies to support release planning and community reintegration. * Contribute to organisational and service targets set by Forward and local commissioners. * Commit to and complete the Drug and Alcohol Workforce Development Programme (DAWFDP), a 12-month structured professional development programme aligned with the OHID capability framework. Essential Criteria: * Thorough knowledge of and commitment to the 12-step recovery process. * Experience providing counselling to prisoners or individuals with drug or alcohol problems. * Experience working in a 12-step primary care programme. * Skilled in CBT and motivational counselling techniques. * Experienced in conducting assessments and designing SMART care plans. * Possession of a recognised counselling qualification, or ongoing attendance on a recognised counselling course. Desirable: * Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent. Additional Information: This role requires prison vetting. Candidates should be aware that prison vetting processes can take several weeks or longer and may affect the start date. About Us We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles 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 are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - * Flexible working * Training and development opportunities * Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional) * Season Ticket Loan Scheme * Cycle to work scheme * Crisis Loan Scheme * Electric Car Scheme * 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees) * Access to Blue Light Card * 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays * Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 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 Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application. https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/492/health-and-wellbeing-practitioner-programmes-hmp-send.html
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Location:
Woking
Salary:
£25,714.29 per annum
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Health, Nursing

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