Health and wellbeing practitioner

Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing Date: 9th of July 2026
We're looking for a passionate and motivated Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to join Forward Trust's Connections Team at HMP Millsike.
This is a full-time position working 35 hours per week, offering a unique opportunity to support people in custody to improve their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, build resilience, and develop healthier lifestyles that can be sustained on release.
Working as part of our innovative Health & Wellbeing service, you'll collaborate with prison staff, healthcare professionals, peer mentors and external partners to create a positive, recovery-focused environment across the prison.
What You'll Be Doing
* Delivering 1:1 support, group interventions and wellbeing workshops
* Coaching and mentoring service users to achieve positive, lasting change
* Supporting and developing prisoner Health & Wellbeing Champions
* Promoting healthy lifestyles, recovery and wellbeing across the prison
* Organising health promotion events and awareness campaigns
* Building strong partnerships with healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services
* Supporting the delivery of a varied programme of wellbeing activities, including evenings and weekends
* Maintaining accurate records, care plans and case management documentation
What We're Looking For
We're seeking someone who is:
* Passionate about health, wellbeing and recovery
* Skilled at building positive relationships and motivating others
* Confident delivering both one-to-one and group-based interventions
* Organised, proactive and able to manage a varied caseload
* Comfortable working within a multidisciplinary environment
* Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and person-centred support
At Forward Trust, you'll be part of a team dedicated to helping people build healthier futures. Every day brings the opportunity to inspire change, improve wellbeing and support individuals on their journey towards recovery and resettlement.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help create a healthier, more positive future for those in our care.
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.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application