Job summary
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Main duties of the job
Are you a registered complementary therapist looking for your next career move ?
If so we have a fabulous new opportunity to work with the St Catherines Hospice Therapy Team and lead on the development of Complementary Therapy in the Hospice and within an expanding Wellbeing Service.
This role would suit a highly motivated and forward thinking individual who enjoys service development and working with a multidisciplinary team, patients and volunteers.
This is a new service and the successful candidates with be responsible for setting up the service ensuring the best possible carein collaboration with the MDT, ensuring the patient and their family are at the centre of decision-making in regard to their care.
You will be required to plan, deliver, review, monitor and evaluate the Complementary Therapy service at St Catherines Hospice. You will also support and assist in the recruitment, training, support and supervision of our complementary therapy volunteers and trainees.
You will also be responsible for providing risk assessed complementary therapy treatment, for individuals and groups, in our hospice setting and in the community too.
This Fixed Term Contract post is offered on a part time basis working up to 30 hours per week.Our core hours are 08.30 5pm, Monday to Friday, but we are open to discussing flexibility across the working week.
About us
When you join St Catherines, youll be joining a supportive team all working towards abig ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. If that sounds like something youd find fulfilling, please apply today.
Employees at St Catherines Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
- 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service to 30 days + public holidays
- Option to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave
- Day off for volunteering
- Day off for moving house
- Blue Light Card
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye test vouchers
- Generous Pension Up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension
- Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- Life Assurance 4x basic salary
- Pay enhancement of unsocial hours
- Flu Jabs
- Counselling Offering
- Discounted Gym
- Schwartz rounds
- Wellbeing Supervision (aka clinical supervision)
- Career pathway and progression
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
role will be responsible for providing high quality complementary therapy service
to patients and carers on an individual and group basis, in the hospice setting
on the In Patient Unit (IPU) and as outpatients in the Wellbeing Suite. The
role will sit within the Therapy Team of Occupational Therapy and
Physiotherapists.
The
post holder will be setting up the new Complementary Therapy service at the
Hospice which will require leadership, organisational and service development
skills. They will ensure that their team
is able to provide the best possible care in collaboration with the MDT,
ensuring the patient and their family are at the centre of decision-making.
As
the Lead, the post holder will be required to plan, deliver, review and evaluate the Complementary
Therapy service at St Catherines Hospice. They will also support
and assist in the recruitment, training and supervision of Complementary
Therapy volunteers and staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
role will be responsible for providing high quality complementary therapy service
to patients and carers on an individual and group basis, in the hospice setting
on the In Patient Unit (IPU) and as outpatients in the Wellbeing Suite. The
role will sit within the Therapy Team of Occupational Therapy and
Physiotherapists.
The
post holder will be setting up the new Complementary Therapy service at the
Hospice which will require leadership, organisational and service development
skills. They will ensure that their team
is able to provide the best possible care in collaboration with the MDT,
ensuring the patient and their family are at the centre of decision-making.
As
the Lead, the post holder will be required to plan, deliver, review and evaluate the Complementary
Therapy service at St Catherines Hospice. They will also support
and assist in the recruitment, training and supervision of Complementary
Therapy volunteers and staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Massage and Anatomy and Physiology, Aromatherapy and reflexology to level 3 or equivalent.
- Member of a professional body such as FHT, AOR or, CTHA.
Desirable
- Diploma in Reflexology
- Diploma in Indian head massage to level 3
- Additional therapy qualifications, e.g., reiki, meditation/relaxation, pedicure/manicure
Attitudes and Behaviours
Essential
- Friendly and compassionate nature
- Understanding of palliative care and the challenges experienced by patients and families
- Able to cope with emotional environments, aware of professional boundaries and motivated to access support/reflection when required
- Ability to plan own work and excellent time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative professional relationships
- Able to recognise professional boundaries
- Drive to develop and enhance service offering
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working post-qualification as a Complementary Therapist
- To have experience of providing holistic, patient centred Complementary Therapy support to patients and carers
- Excellent and effective listening, communication and people skills
- Experience of conducting in-depth initial assessments/ screening in individuals with medical conditions
- Management of a caseload of patients and knowledge of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of leading others in your role
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working/ inter-agency team working
- Proficient in the use of a range of IT applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Confident in working flexibly and in different environments
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Able to work independently and deliver objectives within a given timeframe
- Able to recognise and work within professional boundaries
- Evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- Current driving licence
Desirable
- Experience of offering treatment in a palliative or end of life care
- setting, or with patients receiving end of life care in the community
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of using electronic patient records
- Past experience of successful involvement in developing new services and of evaluating and implementing service improvements
- Experience of planning and delivering training informally and formally
- Knowledge and experience of using outcome measures in practice
-
- Knowledge of relevant national policy and practice initiatives in palliative and end of life care
- Experience of working with and managing volunteers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Massage and Anatomy and Physiology, Aromatherapy and reflexology to level 3 or equivalent.
- Member of a professional body such as FHT, AOR or, CTHA.
Desirable
- Diploma in Reflexology
- Diploma in Indian head massage to level 3
- Additional therapy qualifications, e.g., reiki, meditation/relaxation, pedicure/manicure
Attitudes and Behaviours
Essential
- Friendly and compassionate nature
- Understanding of palliative care and the challenges experienced by patients and families
- Able to cope with emotional environments, aware of professional boundaries and motivated to access support/reflection when required
- Ability to plan own work and excellent time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative professional relationships
- Able to recognise professional boundaries
- Drive to develop and enhance service offering
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working post-qualification as a Complementary Therapist
- To have experience of providing holistic, patient centred Complementary Therapy support to patients and carers
- Excellent and effective listening, communication and people skills
- Experience of conducting in-depth initial assessments/ screening in individuals with medical conditions
- Management of a caseload of patients and knowledge of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of leading others in your role
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working/ inter-agency team working
- Proficient in the use of a range of IT applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Confident in working flexibly and in different environments
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Able to work independently and deliver objectives within a given timeframe
- Able to recognise and work within professional boundaries
- Evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- Current driving licence
Desirable
- Experience of offering treatment in a palliative or end of life care
- setting, or with patients receiving end of life care in the community
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of using electronic patient records
- Past experience of successful involvement in developing new services and of evaluating and implementing service improvements
- Experience of planning and delivering training informally and formally
- Knowledge and experience of using outcome measures in practice
-
- Knowledge of relevant national policy and practice initiatives in palliative and end of life care
- Experience of working with and managing volunteers
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
