Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

We are looking for a part time Practitioner to join Thistle’s Wellbeing teams located in Midlothian 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 holders will:

• Work with a team of practitioners to deliver our Midlothian GP contract
• Be prepared to travel across Midlothian 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: Although predominantly based in one or two GP practices, travel to other GP practices is required  to engage with people referred to practices that may not have a regular practitioner presence .  

For further information please view the role profile here.

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.

 *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 person specification and CV is 9am Monday 18^th August  2025. Please send to recruitment@thistle.org.uk  Please do not complete an application form.

• Interview will take place at Thistle Hub on Tuesday 26^th August  2025.

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