Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP Brixton

Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP Brixton

Location: Brixton

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 13th of July 2026

We’re looking for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Substance Misuse Service at HMP Brixton on a full-time basis, working 35 hours per week.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of an integrated healthcare team, supporting men in custody to address drug and alcohol use, improve their wellbeing and take meaningful steps towards recovery and resettlement.

Based on-site within a busy Category C resettlement prison, you’ll work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering recovery-focused, trauma-informed psychosocial interventions to adults aged 18+ with substance misuse needs. From assessment and care planning to structured 1:1s, group work and release planning, this is a varied and rewarding role with real impact.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll manage a caseload and deliver high-quality health and wellbeing support to service users throughout their time in custody. You’ll work closely with healthcare and partner agencies to ensure individuals receive the right support at the right time, from arrival into prison through to release.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a caseload of service users with drug and/or alcohol support needs
• Carrying out risk, initial and comprehensive assessments
• Delivering 1:1 interventions, group sessions and structured treatment programmes
• Developing care plans, treatment plans and release plans
• Providing harm reduction advice, guidance and recovery-focused support
• Working closely with healthcare, probation, housing, employment and external agencies to support through-care and resettlement
• Maintaining accurate case records, care documentation and data capture in line with required standards
• Supporting service targets, KPIs, audits and continuous service improvement
• Contributing to a safe, integrated and multidisciplinary working environment

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is compassionate, resilient and motivated by the opportunity to support people to make positive, lasting change.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience of working with people affected by substance misuse and/or complex needs
• The ability to manage a caseload and deliver structured, recovery-focused support
• Experience of carrying out assessments, care planning and risk management
• Confidence delivering 1:1 interventions and group work
• Strong partnership-working skills and the ability to collaborate with healthcare and external agencies
• A trauma-informed, person-centred approach to supporting service users
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines
• Resilience, professionalism and confidence working within a prison environment

This is more than just a practitioner role; it’s a chance to be part of a service that helps people make lasting change.

You’ll join a team committed to recovery, trauma-informed practice and integrated healthcare, while playing a key part in improving outcomes for individuals preparing for life beyond custody.

If you’re passionate about supporting recovery, reducing harm and helping people build healthier futures, we’d love to hear from you.

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 - 

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• BHSF Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan 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
• 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)

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, please clickl apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.