We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our client within a prison setting.
You will provide high-volume, low-intensity interventions using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) self-management techniques to support clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
This includes delivering guided self-help in both one-on-one and group formats.
For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past.
We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), 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.
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with 'Lived Experience' we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
An additional £1200.00 payment over 12-months (pro rata) paid monthly as a taxable benefit, subject to review.
What you will be doing
This role is subject to interim Inner-London 'cost-of-living' bonus payment scheme.
The Specialist Health & Wellbeing Coach provides individually tailored diet, nutrition, and behaviour change advice to service users / participants (adults and/or children, young people, and families) to manage their weight and make sustainable changes to improve their overall health and wellbeing.
As a Specialist Health & Wellbeing Coach you will provide evidence-based dietary and behaviour change services via one-to-one and group-based service deliver and ensure operational safety of weight management group programmes.
As part of this you will support your caseload to implement experiments, track behaviours, utilise tech enabled support, make best use of resources, support each other, explore / use wider community provision and achieve their outcomes.
It is an exciting time at Forward with the recent addition of providing mental health IAPT services in prisons across Hertfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.
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.
For more than 25 years, Forward have been working with people building positive and productive lives, whatever their past.
We're looking for a Practitioner Psychologist with demonstrable leadership skills.
This is a fantastic opportunity to support the developing clinical service and to work closely with the Clinical Locality Lead to develop the clinical provision in line with neurodiversity and intersectionality affirming therapeutic support.
Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required
Are you a qualified or soon to be qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner looking for your next opportunity - maybe the prison IAPT service is for you!
Since 1991 we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past.
We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime, mental health and addiction to move forward with their lives.