Health and Wellbeing Outreach Worker HWBOW251

We are looking for a part time Health and Wellbeing Outreach Worker to support the delivery of Thistle’s Health and Wellbeing service in East Lothian.

The outreach worker will work alongside two Health and Wellbeing Practitioners who will be predominantly based within GP practices in Musselburgh, Prestonpans and Tranent to provide outreach support to people referred from GP practices across East Lothian.

• Are you a health and social care worker 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 like to hear from you!

The post holder will:

• 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:
• Linking people to community resources and supports
• Connecting people to the wellbeing practitioners for specific coaching in self-management support
• Co deliver Lifestyle Management courses
• Support volunteers/paid peer supporters who have lived experience of long-term conditions into volunteer/ peer roles to support the Wellbeing team

Closing date for receipt of your cover letter advising how you meet the person specification and CV is 5th February 2025 to recruitment@thistle.org.uk Please do not complete an application form.

• Interview will take place at Thistle Hub on 14th February 2025.

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

For further details please view the job description here:

Job Ref: HWBOW251

Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check