Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
Location: East Lothian GP Practices (The practitioners will be predominantly based in Prestonpans and Tranent and significant travel between other GP practices across East Lothian is an essential aspect of this role)
Salary: A£29,616 per annum (Full Time) (Pro rata for part time)
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 19 th October 2025
Our client is looking for part time Practitioners to join their Wellbeing team located in East Lothian GP Practices.
The Role
The post holder will:
* Work with a team of practitioners to deliver their East Lothian GP contract
* Be prepared to travel across East Lothian to engage with people referred to the Wellbeing Service
* Practice persistent engagement to help people who struggle to receive support
* Manage a caseload of people referred to the service
* 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
Skills and Qualifications
* 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?
Benefits
* 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 their internal leadership development programme
* a contributory pension
* a non-contributory death in service benefit scheme
* Free access to their 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
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