Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Location: East Riding of Yorkshire Salary : £24,000 per annum Vacancy Type: Permanent Closing Date: 16 Dec 2025 About The Role Please note: Due to the rural location of HMP Millsike, a valid driving license and access to your own vehicle are essential for this role.
Our mission is to protect the public while transforming lives by fostering a rehabilitative environment and culture.
Rehabilitation is the helix of HMP Millsikes DNA.
We are proud of our ambition to become the prison with the highest number of work opportunities on release, aiming for at least 26% of prisoners moving directly into employment.
The Role As a Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, you will play a key role in building a culture of recovery and wellbeing across HMP Millsike.
Reporting to the Connections Health & Wellbeing Manager, you will: Key Responsibilities Strategy Partner with healthcare providers to raise awareness of health and wellbeing.
Co-produce and deliver a calendar of prison-wide health promotion activities.
Organise pop-up health events (e.g., diabetes awareness, healthy eating).
Service Delivery Mentor and coach prisoners, creating individual wellbeing plans.
Deliver interventions (1:1 and group) that support mental and physical health.
Provide wellbeing activities across residential units, including evenings/weekends.
Oversee and promote Forward Trusts wellbeing suite (digital and in-person).
Support family-focused wellbeing initiatives and prison-wide wellbeing days.
Performance & Quality Facilitate interventions to Forward Trust standards.
Contribute to multi-disciplinary reviews and safeguarding processes.
About You We are looking for motivated, compassionate, and professional individuals with a genuine passion for rehabilitation and wellbeing.
Essential Experience & Skills Experience in substance misuse, mental health, or related fields.
Skilled in risk assessment, care planning, and motivational interviewing.
Proven delivery of health & wellbeing interventions in 1:1 and group settings.
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.
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. Flexible working Training and development opportunities Simply Health 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) To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.