Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP Send
Location: Surrey
Salary: £27,857.14 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Join The Forward Trust and make a real difference!
We are looking for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join The Forward Trust at HMP Send, Surrey, working full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
In this role, you ll deliver clinical and psychosocial substance misuse services within a trauma-informed, recovery-focused framework, supporting female service users with substance misuse and low-level mental health needs. You ll help them build healthier futures both inside the prison and as they transition back into the community.
What you ll be doing:
About you:
At The Forward Trust, you ll be part of a skilled, diverse team making a tangible impact on people s lives. You ll have access to professional development opportunities, including the DAWFDP, and a supportive environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
This role is more than a job, it s a chance to change lives, support recovery, and contribute to safer communities.
Please see attached Job Description for full details
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.
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 -
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.
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.
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.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
