Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of
our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Supported Self-Management Training Facilitator, you can be the
difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to
live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Services form a nationwide network of local
services, including our Supported Self-Management programme, community support groups, nurses, volunteers and
one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.
We are looking for a Supported Self Management Training Facilitator to join our amazing team in the Lothian area.
This role is focused on making sure that people affected by chest, heart and stroke conditions have access to
our evidence-based Chronic Disease Supported Self Management programme, enabling people with our conditions to
live with, and beyond, their new reality.
Through delivering our Supported Self Management programme, you will support people to develop the skills, knowledge
and tools to confidently self manage their health condition and live as independently as possible. You’ll also
help people to get back to doing the things that are important to them – from simple things like walking to
their local shop following a stroke, to returning to a sky-high hobby of gliding!
You will co-facilitate the delivery of our 6-week Chronic Disease Self Management workshops with another trained
facilitator and line manage any volunteers who support the delivery of these sessions. You will lead and
motivate participants within a group setting to take control of their lives in a positive way, raising their
confidence and empowering them to develop the skills to set and achieve goals, make strong and supportive
connections with their workshop peers and make meaningful changes to their lifestyle to support their ongoing
self management journey.
Candidates don’t need to have medical knowledge, or previous experience as a Chronic Disease Supported Self
Management Facilitator, as full training is provided. We are looking for someone with a positive attitude
towards people with disabilities and long-term conditions and an understanding of the challenges faced by people
with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid. You should have excellent communication and
interpersonal skills and an ability to engage with others confidently and deliver key information, clearly.
At Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, our mission is to ensure there’s No Life Half Lived in Scotland – and you can
be a vital part of that. We are Scotland’s leading organisation for person-centred, user-led community support
for people with our health conditions.
Applicants must have a car and a current valid driving licence (expenses are paid at mileage rate).
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday
allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of
opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim
to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending
background.