Health and Wellbeing Practitioner HWB261

We are looking for a full time or part time Practitioner to join Thistle’s Wellbeing team located in Leven, Fife GP Practices.

• 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 like to hear from you!

The post holder will:

• Deliver holistic one-to-one and group based self-management support to young people and adults living with long term health condition(s) referred from Airlie Medical Practice and Scoonie Medical Practice Primary Care teams
• Practice persistent engagement to help people who struggle to receive support.
• Deliver a peer development programme by supporting local peer volunteers to set up new self management supports in the community.
• Use a monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework to learn and develop practice.
• Develop strong working relationships with the teams working within Airlie Medical Practice and Scoonie Medical Practice and develop and maintain links with community supports we signpost people to.

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.

- A structured development programme including continuous learning with our internal leadership development programme.

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:

o money back for everyday healthcare costs,

o a GP advice line,

o shopping discounts.

For further information please view the role profile here.

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

Closing date for receipt of your cover letter advising how you meet the requirements outlined in this advert and person specification and CV is Sunday 22nd February 2026 (11:59pm). Please note, the cover letter will be used to shortlist applicants for interview.

Please send to recruitment@thistle.org.uk Please do not complete an application form.

• Interview will take place at Thistle’s Centre of Wellbeing, Queen’s Walk, Edinburgh on Tuesday 3rd March 2026.

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

Job Ref: HWB261