Mental Wellbeing Practitioner - Chelmsford

Are you passionate about supporting people to improve their mental wellbeing and overcome complex challenges? We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Mental Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team at HMP Chelmsford. In this rewarding role, you will work directly with adults experiencing co-existing mental health and substance misuse issues, providing tailored support through both one-to-one and group interventions. You will play a key role in helping individuals improve their wellbeing while working as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the prison environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of individuals with complex mental health and substance misuse needs.
• Deliver individual and group-based mental wellbeing interventions.
• Undertake assessments, develop care plans, provide advice and guidance, and make referrals to appropriate services where required.
• Build positive and effective working relationships with partner agencies to ensure coordinated support for service users.
• Attend multi-agency meetings, representing Forward Trust and providing updates on service delivery and outcomes.
• Contribute to achieving organisational and commissioner targets, with a strong focus on measuring positive outcomes for those accessing the service.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure all work is delivered in line with professional standards and organisational policies.

About You

You will be a compassionate, organised, and resilient practitioner with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will have experience of supporting individuals with mental health and/or substance misuse needs and be confident working collaboratively with a range of professionals to achieve the best possible outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people experiencing complex challenges while working within a supportive and dynamic team. If you are committed to promoting recovery, improving wellbeing, and empowering individuals to achieve positive change, we would love to hear from you.

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.

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)

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 3 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 Forwards commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy, 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.