Make a Real Difference Where It Matters Most
Join Forward Trust as a Health & Wellbeing Practitioner based at HMP Millsike, working full time, 35 hours per week. Due to the rural location of HMP Millsike, a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential for this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a healthier, more positive prison environment by supporting individuals to improve their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
Working as part of our innovative Connections Health & Wellbeing & Recovery Support Service, you’ll help deliver a prison-wide programme of activities, workshops and interventions that empower people to make lasting positive change.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Deliver engaging 1:1 support, group sessions and wellbeing programmes
- Work alongside trained prisoner Health & Wellbeing Champions
- Promote healthier lifestyles, recovery and positive routines
- Organise wellbeing events and pop-up health promotion days
- Support individuals with tailored plans for progress and release
- Build strong partnerships with healthcare, substance misuse and prison teams
- Help create a vibrant calendar of activities including yoga, mindfulness, healthy eating and more
- Maintain accurate case notes, assessments and performance data
What We’re Looking For
- Experience supporting vulnerable or complex individuals
- A passion for health, wellbeing, recovery and rehabilitation
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Organised, proactive and able to manage a varied caseload
- Comfortable working in partnership with multiple agencies
- Good IT skills and confidence using case management systems
- Flexible approach, including some evening and weekend delivery
At Forward Trust, we believe everyone deserves the chance to move forward. Join a supportive organisation where your work has real impact every single day.
Apply now and help create healthier futures at HMP Millsike.
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.