Job Description
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.
