Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

The Forward Trust is seeking a compassionate and motivated Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team at HMP Send, Surrey, working 18.75 hours per week. As part of our integrated Health & Wellbeing Service, you'll support women experiencing substance misuse and low-level mental health challenges, helping them build healthier, more positive futures within a trauma-informed and gender-responsive environment. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you'll deliver recovery-focused interventions, provide practical support, and help service users prepare for successful reintegration into the community. What you'll be doing:

• Managing a caseload and coordinating individual support plans
• Conducting assessments and developing person-centred care plans
• Delivering structured one-to-one sessions and facilitating group programmes
• Providing harm reduction advice and guidance
• Supporting release planning and through-care arrangements
• Working closely with healthcare, mental health, and prison colleagues
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to service performance targets
• Undertaking second signatory duties and oral swab testing where required
  
  Experience supporting individuals with substance misuse, mental health, or complex needs
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive, organised, and solution-focused approach
• Confidence working within a multi-disciplinary environment
• Strong IT and record-keeping skills
• Commitment to completing the Drug and Alcohol Workforce Development Programme (DAWFDP)
You'll be part of a dedicated team transforming lives every day, with access to ongoing training, professional development, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact in a unique and rewarding setting.

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
• BHSF 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)
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Diversity at Forward Trust The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with 'Lived Experience' of addiction, offending, or homelessness. Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances. When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles. To find out more about Forward's commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click . We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know. Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview. If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the 'Eligibility to Work in the UK' requirements. Our Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.