Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

We are looking for part time Practitioners 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 practitioners will be predominantly based in Prestonpans and Tranent and significant travel between other GP practices across East Lothian 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.

Some of our other staff benefits include…

-      a contributory pension

-      a non-contributory death in service benefit scheme

-      Free access to the Thistle Gym

-      FREE membership* of the HSF Health Plan which gives, amongst other things:

• money back for everyday healthcare costs,
• a GP advice line,
• shopping discounts.

For further information please view the role profile here.

*This 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 Monday 11^th August ( 9am). Please note, the cover letter will be used to shortlist applicants  for interview.

Please send to recruitment@thistle.org.uk  Please do not complete an application form.

• Interview will take place at Thistle’s Centre of Wellbeing, Queen’s Walk, Edinburgh on Tuesday 19^th August.

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

Job Ref: HWBEL251