Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP Brixton

About The Role

Are you passionate about helping people make positive changes and build a healthier future?

Join us as a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner at HMP Brixton, working full-time (35 hours per week) to deliver vital drug and alcohol recovery support to men in prison. You’ll play a key role in helping people address substance misuse, improve their wellbeing and prepare for a positive future beyond prison.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage a caseload, completing assessments and developing individual care and recovery plans.
• Deliver one-to-one interventions, group sessions and structured treatment programmes.
• Provide harm reduction advice and support to people experiencing drug and alcohol misuse.
• Work with healthcare professionals and partner agencies to coordinate care and support successful resettlement.
• Monitor progress, maintain accurate records and contribute to service targets and quality standards.
• Identify risks and safeguarding concerns, helping to ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users.

What we’re looking for

• A compassionate, recovery-focused approach and a genuine commitment to helping people make positive changes.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a caseload, prioritise work and maintain accurate records.
• A proactive, flexible approach and a commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality and continuous development.

Professional development: Completion of the 12-month Drug and Alcohol Workforce Development Programme (DAWFDP) is mandatory, providing structured training aligned with the OHID capability framework.

The service operates seven days a week, so evening and weekend working on a rota basis is required.

Ready to make a meaningful difference by supporting recovery, improving wellbeing and helping people move towards a more positive future? We’d love to hear from you!

All prison-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 5 months to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.

Please note if you have lived overseas within the last 5 years then checks may take longer.

Please see attached Job Description for full details

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 -

• Support for Families - We support our employees through every stage of family life by offering enhanced maternity and paternity pay for eligible employees who have completed 26 weeks' continuous service, alongside family-friendly policies and a supportive, inclusive workplace. If you'd like more information about our family-friendly benefits, please contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@forwardtrust.org.uk
• 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)

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.

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-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 here .

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage.

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.

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