Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
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Description
Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (rehabilitation and self-management support)
All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.
Location: Edinburgh
Hours: Full Time 39 hours (Salary £29,616)
Closing date: 22nd March 2026
We are recruiting a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team and support the ongoing development of Thistle’s rehabilitation and self-management support for people living with long term conditions.
The role has a particular focus on offering 1-1 coaching and group based self-management support to people who are limited by health conditions and want to improve their physical ability. A key feature of this work is supporting people to become more active using pacing and structured graded activity approaches.
The successful candidate will also work closely with Thistle’s Physical Activity Programme Lead and support the delivery of our community-based gym and peer led activities which promote physical activity.
The successful candidate will also work closely with our Training and Consultancy team to ensure effective modelling of Thistle’s approach to generic, non-specialist rehabilitation within our Centre of Wellbeing. This will include hosting site visits, and supporting secondments, and student placements.
About You
All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.
Location: Edinburgh
Hours: Full Time 39 hours (Salary £29,616)
Closing date: 22nd March 2026
We are recruiting a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team and support the ongoing development of Thistle’s rehabilitation and self-management support for people living with long term conditions.
The role has a particular focus on offering 1-1 coaching and group based self-management support to people who are limited by health conditions and want to improve their physical ability. A key feature of this work is supporting people to become more active using pacing and structured graded activity approaches.
The successful candidate will also work closely with Thistle’s Physical Activity Programme Lead and support the delivery of our community-based gym and peer led activities which promote physical activity.
The successful candidate will also work closely with our Training and Consultancy team to ensure effective modelling of Thistle’s approach to generic, non-specialist rehabilitation within our Centre of Wellbeing. This will include hosting site visits, and supporting secondments, and student placements.
About You
The successful candidate will:
Be a health and social care practitioner with experience of supporting people living with long term physical and mental Health Conditions to self-manage.
Have an exercise professional /rehabilitation background and recognise the value of a generic, non-specialist approach to rehabilitation and supported self-management.
Be able to cope well supporting vulnerable people who experience significant psychosocial barriers and health inequalities.
Hold a firm belief that people have strengths, are resilient and are experts in their own lives.
Have good solution focused coaching and group facilitation skills.
Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
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.
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.
Be a health and social care practitioner with experience of supporting people living with long term physical and mental Health Conditions to self-manage.
Have an exercise professional /rehabilitation background and recognise the value of a generic, non-specialist approach to rehabilitation and supported self-management.
Be able to cope well supporting vulnerable people who experience significant psychosocial barriers and health inequalities.
Hold a firm belief that people have strengths, are resilient and are experts in their own lives.
Have good solution focused coaching and group facilitation skills.
Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
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.
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. xlqdzyr
Interview will take place at Thistle Hub on 31st March 2026
Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to workfor thistle foundation, please do not hesitate to apply
Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to workfor thistle foundation, please do not hesitate to apply