Advanced Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Veterans) AHWBP261

Thistle is looking for a full time Advanced Practitioner to lead our ‘Meaningful Connections’ project which aims to improve the health, wellbeing and social participation of over 120 Armed Forces Veterans and their families across Scotland.

You will be based at Thistle Foundation’s Centre of Wellbeing, Edinburgh and the project will primarily focus on engaging over 120 Veterans and their family members in Edinburgh, Lothians and across the central belt of Scotland. Over 3 years, the hope is to extend support into other geographic areas of Scotland where there is clear and unmet need. Therefore, this post will require frequent travel.

The post holder will:

• Develop partnerships with organisations across Scotland already engaging veterans
• Practice persistent engagement to help Veterans who struggle to receive support
• Deliver personalised 1:1 support
• Deliver Group-Based Lifestyle Management Courses
• Engage with family members in group settings
• Develop the role of Veteran Peers
• Connect veterans with the wider community and partner services
• Use a monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework to learn and develop practice

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 love to hear from you!

For further details please view the job description here and the person specification here.

Closing date for receipt of your cover letter advising how you meet the person specification and CV is Sunday 14th June 2026 at 11.59pm to recruitment@thistle.org.uk Please do not complete an application form.

• Interview will take place at Thistle Hub on Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check.

Some of our 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.