Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Heathrow IRC
Location: London
Salary: £27,5000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
About The Role
The Forward Trust is looking for a passionate and dedicated Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Substance Misuse Recovery Service at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (IRC). This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week, where you'll be part of an integrated healthcare team supporting detainees with substance misuse, low-level mental health needs and wider health and wellbeing challenges.
This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver person-centred support, helping individuals develop recovery plans, access essential services and prepare for their transition back into the community.
In this role, you will:
You'll work collaboratively with a range of professionals, including:
Partnership working is key to this role, ensuring every individual receives the right support at the right time.
What we're looking for:
You'll play a vital role in helping people make positive changes, improve their wellbeing and prepare for their next steps beyond the centre.
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 -
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, pleas click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
