Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

TipTopJob; Longniddry; On-site; GBP 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking part-time practitioners to join the Thistles Wellbeing team in East Lothian. The role involves engaging with individuals living with long-term health conditions and providing support in self-management. Candidates need experience in health and social care and should be able to work autonomously. The position offers a supportive environment and various benefits, including free gym access and a structured development program.

Benefits

Contributory pension

Non-contributory death in service benefit

Free gym access

HSF Health Plan membership with money-back for healthcare costs

GP advice line

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Health and social care practitioner experience is essential.
• Ability to work autonomously in the community setting is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the East Lothian GP contract with a team of practitioners.
• Travel across East Lothian to engage with referred individuals.
• Manage a caseload of referrals to the Wellbeing Service.
• Provide coaching in self-management and deliver Lifestyle Management courses.

Skills

Experience supporting people with long-term physical and mental health conditions

Good solution-focused coaching skills

Group facilitation skills

Ability to engage vulnerable individuals

Job description

Location: The practitioners will be predominantly based in Prestonpans and Tranent, with significant travel between other GP practices across East Lothian, which is an essential aspect of this role.

Salary: A GBP 29,616 full-time (pro rata for part-time)

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part time (18-32 hours)

Closing Date: 11th August 2025

The Role

They are looking for part-time Practitioners to join the Thistles Wellbeing team located in East Lothian GP Practices.

• Are you a health and social care practitioner with experience 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 they would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with a team of practitioners to deliver the East Lothian GP contract.
• Be prepared to travel across East Lothian to engage with people referred to the Wellbeing Service.
• 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 self-management, including:
• Providing specific coaching in self-management.
• Delivering group-based Lifestyle Management courses.
• Linking people to community resources and supports.
• Support volunteers with lived experience of long-term conditions into peer roles.

Benefits

• 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 their internal leadership development programme.
• Contributory pension.
• Non-contributory death in service benefit scheme.
• Free access to their gym.
• FREE membership of the HSF Health Plan, which includes:
• Money back for everyday healthcare costs.
• A GP advice line.
• Shopping discounts.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application: Application Link.