Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Health, Nursing
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
22/04/2024
20/05/2024
Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Rehabilitation and Physical Activity)
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £29,616 per annum (FTE)
The charity believes in a world of inclusion, free of isolation and loneliness, where a health crisis doesn't mean a life crisis. The charity supports people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to lead good lives and achieve what matters most to them.
The Role
They are recruiting a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join their team and support the ongoing development of the organisation's rehabilitation and self-management support for people living with Long Term Conditions. The role has a specific focus on promoting physical activity and the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing Thistle's Physical Activity Programme including their community-based gym, outdoors programme and peer led activities which promote physical activity.
The successful candidate will also work closely with the Training and Consultancy team to ensure effective modelling of the organisation's approach to generic, non-specialist rehabilitation within their Centre of Wellbeing. This will include hosting site visits, and supporting secondments, and student placements.
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.
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 our internal leadership development programme.
* 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.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please proceed through the following link where you will be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/thistle/vms/e/careers/positions/aZDlkY7FLf9RYb9oTRji8R