Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Location: Midlothian GP Practices

Salary: £18,680 (£30,356 FTE)

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time (24 hours per week)

Closing Date: 30th of August 2026

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
• Deliver the Macmillan, Improving the Cancer Journey contract
• 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.

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.

To Apply

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