Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP

Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP Cardiff

We are looking for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Integrated Substance Misuse Team. This is a rewarding opportunity to support male adults with both substance misuse needs and low-level mental health or emotional wellbeing difficulties.

As a dual-trained practitioner, you will work holistically with service users, helping them to make positive changes, improve their wellbeing and take steps towards recovery. You will work both one-to-one and within group settings, building strong relationships with service users and partner agencies.

We are committed to providing inclusive services that recognise and value individual differences, and we welcome people from all cultural backgrounds, ages, sexual orientations and walks of life.

What you’ll be doing

As a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will:

• Manage a caseload of service users and provide ongoing support throughout their journey.
• Work with male adults experiencing substance misuse and low-level mental health or emotional wellbeing needs.
• Provide one-to-one, face-to-face support.
• Deliver and facilitate group interventions.
• Complete assessments and develop appropriate care plans with service users.
• Provide advice, information and guidance around substance misuse, health and wellbeing.
• Identify service users’ needs and make appropriate referrals to specialist services where required.
• Work collaboratively with service users to identify goals and support positive, sustainable change.
• Monitor progress and contribute to measuring outcomes.
• Work closely with colleagues and external agencies to provide coordinated support.
• Attend meetings with multi-agency partners when required, representing Forward Trust professionally.
• Share relevant service updates and information with partner agencies and colleagues.
• Contribute towards targets and outcomes set by Forward Trust and local commissioners.
• Develop positive and cooperative working relationships with partner organisations.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion throughout your work.
• Maintain appropriate records and ensure your work meets service and quality standards.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience of working within substance misuse, health and wellbeing, mental health or a related support setting.
• Has relevant knowledge, training or qualifications in substance misuse and/or low-level mental health and emotional wellbeing.
• Is passionate about supporting people to make positive and lasting changes.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can build trusting, respectful and professional relationships with service users.
• Is confident delivering both individual and group-based interventions.
• Is able to assess needs, develop care plans and identify appropriate referrals.
• Can manage a caseload effectively and prioritise competing demands.
• Works well both independently and as part of a wider team.
• Is confident working collaboratively with external agencies and multi-agency partners.
• Understands the importance of measuring outcomes and working towards agreed targets.
• Is organised, reliable and able to maintain accurate records.
• Demonstrates a non-judgemental and person-centred approach.
• Is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, recognising and respecting people's different cultural backgrounds, ages, sexual orientations and life experiences.
• Is committed to safeguarding, confidentiality and professional standards.
• Shares our commitment to helping people achieve positive and sustainable change.

Our mission is to bring lasting change to people’s lives by delivering services that inspire the belief in a better life and provide clear steps to achieve this change.

As a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will…