Psychosocial Worker- HM YOI B - Substance Misuse Team
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Substance Abuse Counselor
Are you passionate about recovery, rehabilitation and making a meaningful impact? This is an exciting opportunity to join HMP/YOI Feltham B, a dynamic and evolving adult Category C prison, where we are transforming healthcare delivery through a new integrated model of care. As a Psychosocial Worker, you will play a vital frontline role supporting individuals with substance misuse needs--helping them stabilise, recover and prepare for a healthier future beyond custody.,
You will work within our Substance Misuse Care Pathway, delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions and supporting individuals at all stages of their recovery journey. This includes early engagement in custody, structured interventions, and through-the-gate continuity planning, working closely with a multidisciplinary team.
- Deliver 1:1 and group psychosocial interventions to individuals with drug and alcohol needs
- Undertake assessments, care planning and risk management
- Support individuals through recovery, relapse prevention and harm reduction
- Contribute to Early Days in Custody (EDiC), Planned Care and Release & Transfer pathway - engaging individuals at reception and stabilisation phase
- Work collaboratively with nurses, GPs, psychologists and prison staff
- Support delivery of detox and maintenance pathways alongside clinical teams
- Facilitate therapeutic group programmes focused on wellbeing and coping strategies
- Contribute to release planning and continuity of care into the community
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