Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Thistle Foundation; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and wellbeing organization in East Lothian is seeking a full-time Practitioner to join their Wellbeing team. The ideal candidate will support individuals facing long-term health conditions by promoting self-management and engaging with clients in a community setting. Responsibilities include managing client caseloads, delivering lifestyle management courses, and supporting peers with lived experience. Competitive benefits include a structured development program and access to health initiatives, with significant travel required to various GP practices.

Benefits

Attractive work environment

Support and supervision

Structured development programme

Free access to the Thistle Gym

Health plan membership benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in health and social care practice.
• Ability to support individuals living with mental and physical health conditions.
• Skills in coaching and delivering lifestyle management courses.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the East Lothian GP contract with a focus on engaging service users.
• Manage a caseload and provide personalized outcomes for clients.
• Support volunteer roles for individuals with lived experience.

Skills

Support for people with long-term health conditions

Solution-focused coaching

Group facilitation skills

Ability to work autonomously

Engagement with vulnerable populations

Job description

We are looking for a full time Practitioner to join Thistle’s Wellbeing team located in East Lothian GP Practices.

• Are you a health and social care practitioner with experience of supporting people living with Long Term physical and mental Health Conditions to self-manage?
• Do you cope well supporting vulnerable people who experience significant psychosocial barriers and health inequalities?
• Do you believe people have strengths, are resilient and are experts in their own lives?
• Do you thrive working autonomously in the community setting?
• Do you have good solution focused coaching and group facilitation skills?

If you do, then we would like to hear from you!

The post holder will:

• Work with a team of practitioners to deliver our East Lothian GP contract
• Be prepared to travel across East Lothian to engage with people referred to the Wellbeing Service. (see further information on location below)
• Practice persistent engagement to help people who struggle to receive support
• Manage a caseload of people referred to the service
• Use a strengths based personal outcomes approach to help people identify and access appropriate support for them to self-manage including:
  • Providing specific coaching in self-management
  • Delivering group based Lifestyle Management courses
  • Linking people to community resources and supports
• Support volunteers who have lived experience of long-term conditions into peer roles

Location

The practitioner will be based in GP practices across East Lothian and significant travel between GP practices is an essential aspect of this role.

In return we can offer you the following:

• A highly attractive work environment.
• Support and supervision from your line manager and a supportive team of colleagues.
• A structured development programme including continuous learning with our internal leadership development programme.
• Free access to the Thistle Gym
• FREE membership of the HSF Health Plan which gives, amongst other things:
  • money back for everyday healthcare costs
  • GP advice line
  • shopping discounts
• The membership can be extended to cover immediate family members after completion of a satisfactory probationary period.

Closing date for receipt of your cover letter advising how you meet the requirements outlined in this advert and person specification and CV is Sunday 11th January. Please note, the cover letter will be used to shortlist applicants for interview.

Please send to Please do not complete an application form.

Interview will take place at Thistle’s Centre of Wellbeing, Queen’s Walk, Edinburgh on 22nd January.

Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check.

Job Ref : HWBP