Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Thistle • Full-time • 14h ago

Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Health & Wellbeing Practitioner
Vacancy Reference	HWB263	Hours	39
Salary	£30,356 full-time
Location	Thistle Health and Wellbeing	Duration	Permanent
Closing Date	Sunday 12th July 2026	Interview Date	Tuesday 21st July 2026

We are looking for a full 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. Also required to travel to a variety of community venues to deliver courses across Midlothian.

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.

Please note, as part of our ongoing service development, this role is under review and may evolve over time, including potential changes to the job title and duties.

Closing date for receipt of your cover letter advising how you meet the person specification and CV is 11.59pm Sunday 12^th July 2026. Please send to recruitment@thistle.org.uk Please do not complete an application form.
- Interview will take place at Thistle Hub on Tuesday 21^st of July 2026.
Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check.