Health & Wellbeing Practitioner
Location: East Lothian
Salary: £30,356 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Fill Time or Part Time
Part time (31.2hrs) Permanent ( In East Lothian)
Full time (39 hrs) One-year fixed term (in Midlothian)
Closing Date: 08 November 2026
We are looking for Practitioners to join Thistle’s Wellbeing teams located in Midlothian and 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 holders will:
- Work with a team of practitioners to deliver our Midlothian or East Lothian GP contract
- Be prepared to travel across Midlothian or 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
- Co- deliver the Macmillan, Improving the Cancer Journey contract (in Midlothian)
- 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 may be 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.
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.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Thistle Foundation, please do not hesitate to apply.
Interview will take place at Thistle Hub on Wednesday 18th or Friday 20th November 2026.