Health and Wellbeing Practitioner inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED
THU 30 JAN 2025
Smiley & Co, Ltd. rpTZxFo
Meaningful work that directly impacts the community by supporting individuals with long-term physical and mental health conditions.
Opportunity to work autonomously in a community setting, allowing for flexibility and independence in how you engage with clients.
Collaboration with experienced Health and Wellbeing Practitioners to learn and share best practices in outreach support.
Involvement in co-delivering Lifestyle Management courses, enhancing your teaching and facilitation skills.
Engagement with a diverse range of clients, helping to reduce health inequalities and improve overall wellbeing in the community.
Possibility to support and mentor volunteers and peer supporters with lived experience, fostering a supportive network.
Joining a reputable organization that values strength-based approaches, resilience, and the expertise of individuals in their own health journeys.
Smiley & Co, Ltd. is seeking a part-time Health and Wellbeing Practitioner in East Lothian to support their Health and Wellbeing service. The role involves working alongside existing practitioners primarily within GP practices to provide vital outreach support to individuals referred from these practices. Candidates should have experience in health and social care, particularly in aiding individuals with long-term physical and mental health issues, and possess strong coaching, group facilitation, and community engagement skills.
The post holder will travel across East Lothian, managing a caseload of referred individuals and employing a strengths-based approach to help them access community resources and self-management support. Responsibilities also include co-delivering lifestyle management courses and supporting volunteers with lived experience to integrate into peer support roles within the Wellbeing team. The position offers a salary of £20,281 (pro rata) and applications are open until February 5, 2025.
The post holder will travel across East Lothian, managing a caseload of referred individuals and employing a strengths-based approach to help them access community resources and self-management support. Responsibilities also include co-delivering lifestyle management courses and supporting volunteers with lived experience to integrate into peer support roles within the Wellbeing team. The position offers a salary of £20,281 (pro rata) and applications are open until February 5, 2025.
Location: East Lothian, EH16 4EA
Salary: £20,281 (pro rata of £25,352 per annum)
Closing date: 5th February 2025
Interview date: 14th February2025
The Role
Our client is looking for a part time Health and Wellbeing Outreach Worker to support the delivery of their 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 and Prestonpans to provide outreach support to people referred from GP practices across East Lothian.
The Post Holder Will
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
The Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check.
The Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check
Salary: £20,281 (pro rata of £25,352 per annum)
Closing date: 5th February 2025
Interview date: 14th February2025
The Role
Our client is looking for a part time Health and Wellbeing Outreach Worker to support the delivery of their 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 and Prestonpans 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?
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
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
The Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check.
The Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check
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