Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (rehabilitation and self-management support)

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.

This membership can be extended to cover immediate family members after completion of a satisfactory probationary period.

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.