Are you looking to make a meaningful impact in a role that truly matters?

Join The Forward Trust as a part-time Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, supporting service users at Heathrow IRC with substance misuse, low-level mental health needs and wider wellbeing concerns. Working 14 hours per week, you’ll join a supportive, multidisciplinary team delivering compassionate, person-centred care in a unique setting.

What You’ll Do

• In this varied and rewarding role, you will:
• Attend daily referral meetings and team huddles
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary reviews
• Complete assessments, risk management and personalised recovery plans
• Manage a caseload and deliver both group sessions and 1:1 interventions
• Promote and signpost additional support services
• Support release or discharge planning to ensure continuity of care
• Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR requirements
• Produce reports and engagement summaries for official use
• Contribute to ongoing service improvement and organisational goals
• Provide transitional support from the centre to the community
• Engage in required training and professional development

Working in Partnership

Collaboration is key. You’ll work closely with teams across Housing, Employment, Gym, Healthcare, Probation, and specialist agencies, both within the centre and in the community, ensuring each service user receives holistic, joined-up support.

Training & Development

Your growth matters. Completion of the Drug and Alcohol Workforce Development Programme (DAWFDP) is mandatory. This structured 12-month programme, aligned with the OHID capability framework, will begin as soon as you join us and will support your continued professional development.

Join us and help people take their first steps toward healthier, more hopeful futures, your impact could change a life.

Please see attached Job Description for full details