Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Location: East Lothian

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

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Specific Hours: 39

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.

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 requirements outlined in this advert and person specification and CV is Sunday 11^th January. Please note, the cover letter will be used to shortlist applicants for interview.

• Interview will take place at Thistle’s Centre of Wellbeing, Queen’s Walk, Edinburgh on 22^nd January 2026.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Thistle Foundation, please do not hesitate to apply.

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

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