Health & Wellbeing Practitioner – Cardiff
Permanent26,787
We’re looking for a passionate and proactive Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team at HMP Cardiff on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week). This is an opportunity to support individuals on their journey towards positive change, helping them improve their health, wellbeing, and prospects for a successful return to the community.
You’ll manage a varied caseload, deliver tailored interventions, and work collaboratively with service users to develop meaningful care and release plans that support long-term recovery and wellbeing.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing a caseload of service users and coordinating their treatment journeys
- Conducting assessments and developing person-centred care plans
- Delivering structured 1:1 interventions and facilitating group sessions
- Providing harm reduction advice and wellbeing support
- Supporting release planning and through-care arrangements for individuals returning to the community
- Carrying out second signatory duties and supporting clinical services
- Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies
- Maintaining accurate case records and performance data to meet service targets
What We’re Looking For
- Experience supporting individuals with complex health, wellbeing, substance use, or related needs
- Strong assessment, case management, and communication skills
- Ability to build positive relationships and motivate change
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Confidence working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
- A collaborative and solution-focused approach
This is more than a job, it’s a chance to play a vital role in rehabilitation, recovery, and reducing reoffending. You’ll be part of a supportive team that values innovation, partnership working, and making a genuine impact on people’s lives every day.
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.
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.
Diversity at Forward Trust
The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness.Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around3years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.
When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
To find out more about Forwards commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy clickhere.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.
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