Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Health and Wellbeing Practitioner – Inclusion Lead (Heathrow IRC)
Location: West Drayton, Middlesex
Salary: £25,154 per annum
Are you looking for experience in forensic psychosocial interventions? Looking for a dynamic, creative and multicultural working environment?
Have you lived in the UK consecutively for 3 years and have right to work in UK?
We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), 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.
What you will be doing
Working within an integrated healthcare framework the Forward Trust provide the Substance Misuse Recovery Services at Heathrow IRC. The role is based on site at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre.
As Health and Wellbeing Practitioner you will work as part of a team in supporting detainees holistically in relation to substance misuse, low-level mental health and overall health and wellbeing issues. Day to day you will be responsible for:
Attending daily referral meetings & team huddles as required
Attendance and contribution to multi-disciplinary reviews
Complete assessments of need, risk management and recovery planning
Caseload management and delivery of both group and 1:1 interventions
Promotion and signposting of services
Discharge and release planning to provide effective continuity of care
Record keeping and case note entry in line with data protection and GDPR requirements
Contribution to overall service improvement and organisational objectives
Undertake relevant training and development
Provide transitional support from the detention centre to the community to prepare service users for release or deportation.
Report writing and engagement summaries for official purposes
Your role as inclusion lead will involve additional responsibility for:
Taking initiative to address any gaps in service to ensure inclusive provision
Liaising with management and the team to ensure effective service delivery to all service users groups
Take forward any developments for new resources or identified needs
Plan and deliver service user forums to gather feedback to inform service improvement planning
Act as a single point of contact for any issues or queries raised in relation to inclusion and diversity
Contribute to and promote the organisational ED&I strategy
Coordinate events and activities monthly that promote diversity and multi-cultural awareness across our team and the wider community within the centre
What we are looking for
Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers and low-level mental health issues
Demonstratable experience of carrying out risk assessments, comprehensive assessments and the design and implementation of SMART care plans.
Significant experience of carrying out psychosocial interventions including using motivational interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and therapeutic group settings.
A thorough knowledge of and commitment to the 12-step process of recovery from addiction.
Experience of providing counselling / CBT services to prisoners, or those with Health and Welling, or drug and / or alocohol problems
Have lived in the UK consecutively for the last 3 years
What we offer
* Training opportunities and career development
* Flexible working
* Simply Health Cashback 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
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* 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
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please pclick apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
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