Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

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.

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

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

Closing Date: 11th August 2025

The Role

They 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 they would like to hear from you!

Key Responsibilties

• 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

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 gives, amongst other things:
  • Money back for everyday healthcare costs
  • A GP advice line
  • Shopping discounts

To Apply

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