Location
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Industry sector
Health, Nursing
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
03/10/2025
Closing date
31/10/2025
Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (rehabilitation and self-management support)
Location: Edinburgh, EH16 4EA
Salary: £29,616 FTE, plus generous benefits package
Vacancy Type : Full Time
Closing Date: 2nd November 2025
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 the organisation'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 their Training and Consultancy team to ensure effective modelling of the organisaition's approach to generic, non-specialist rehabilitation within their Centre of Wellbeing. This will include hosting site visits, and supporting secondments, and student placements.
Key Responsibilities
Skills and Qualifications
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 their internal leadership development programme .
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 to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
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