Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
Location : East Lothian, EH16 4EA
Salary: A GBP 20,281 (pro rata of A GBP 25,352 per annum)
Closing date: 5 th February 2025
Interview date : 14 th 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?
If you do, then they 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
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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