Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

About the Role

• Deliver a suite of health and wellbeing sessions to include: life skills, physical activity, nutrition, mindfulness, positive relationships, managing emotions, harm reduction, naloxone and peer identified health priorities designed to complement the psychosocial intervention treatment offer.
• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups that are tailored to the specific needs on the service users.
• Ensure robust health promotion and harm reduction messages are integrated throughout the prison setting.
• Lead on substance misuse promotion of health and wellbeing across the establishment, linking into national campaigns and developing enhanced links with the prison gym.
• To design and deliver workforce development and training on alcohol and drug awareness for all relevant staff within the establishment.
• Provide on-going support and refresher training for those who have received training, with target audiences to include healthcare partners and prison staff.
• Lead on the development and production of alcohol and drug-related resources for service users and at risks groups to reduce harm, raise awareness and promote services, liaising closely with Public Health Specialists and Health Promotion colleagues to ensure joined-up working.

About You:

• Understanding and knowledge of current developments and priorities in the substance misuse field at a national and local level.
• Understanding of current substance misuse prevention and harm minimisation issues.
• Understanding of current health promotion issues and debates including behaviour change theories and quantitative and qualitative models of evaluation.
• Understanding of the Making Every Contact Count framework.
• Ability to build and maintain networks and effective working relationships with a full range of health professionals, statutory and community services.
• Experience of delivering harm reduction interventions for both alcohol and drugs in one to one and group work settings.
  
• Understanding of harm reduction in relation to safeguarding children and adults.
• Experience of working with groups and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.

And the ability to:

• Have the experience and ability to develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate effective Health Promotion and Harm Reduction strategies.
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  
• Excellent training and presentation skills
  
• Ability to be flexible in working arrangements and work to tight deadlines.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)