Job summary
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 18 months
Mulbarton ward is a 34 bedded unit caring for oncology and palliative patients.
We are looking for a team of complimentary therapists to offer patients/carers and staff with massage, aromatherapy, reflexology and reiki to provide comfort and support and impart a feeling of wellbeing. This will offer relief of symptoms of anxiety, tension, nausea and insomnia.
This is a 18month fixed term contract funded by NNUH charitable funds.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
The complementary therapist coordinator will provide a holistic, evidence based complementary therapy interventions to patients/carers/bereaved/staff and support a team of trained complementary therapists providing support, advice, clinical supervision, and education.
In addition the coordinator will work alongside members of the multidisciplinary team to promote the service and ensure the service meets the demand of the service users.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To establish core competencies for delivery of complementary therapies and ensure these are met by therapists.
- To support a team of trained complementary therapists providing support, advice, clinical supervision, and education
- Provide a holistic, evidence based complementary therapy interventions to patients/carers/bereaved/staff.
- To monitor the quality of the service through appropriate use of available tools, maximising the inclusion of user involvement in this process
- To provide written information about the service and the various therapeutic techniques for patients/carers/bereaved/staff and promotion.
- To liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team about the provision of the service
- To act as a cancer/palliative care resource to both specialist and generalist
- To promote an environment conducive to change
- Educate the multi-disciplinary team on the role of available complementary therapies to enable team members to make referrals
- Provide support, teaching and advice to clinical staff on complementary therapies.
- Organise ongoing training for staff/volunteers and help with access to external education and training if required.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To establish core competencies for delivery of complementary therapies and ensure these are met by therapists.
- To support a team of trained complementary therapists providing support, advice, clinical supervision, and education
- Provide a holistic, evidence based complementary therapy interventions to patients/carers/bereaved/staff.
- To monitor the quality of the service through appropriate use of available tools, maximising the inclusion of user involvement in this process
- To provide written information about the service and the various therapeutic techniques for patients/carers/bereaved/staff and promotion.
- To liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team about the provision of the service
- To act as a cancer/palliative care resource to both specialist and generalist
- To promote an environment conducive to change
- Educate the multi-disciplinary team on the role of available complementary therapies to enable team members to make referrals
- Provide support, teaching and advice to clinical staff on complementary therapies.
- Organise ongoing training for staff/volunteers and help with access to external education and training if required.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification in massage therapy
- Level 3 qualification in reflexology
- Level 3 qualification in Aromatherapy
- M. Technique Practitioner Certificate
- Reiki level 2
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working as a lead complementary therapist in an inpatient hospice/hospital for cancer and palliative care patients, carers, bereaved and staff.
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Able to manage and prioritise workload.
- Good communication and listening skills, with ability to work in sensitive situations with patients/ carers/ bereaved/ staff
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification in massage therapy
- Level 3 qualification in reflexology
- Level 3 qualification in Aromatherapy
- M. Technique Practitioner Certificate
- Reiki level 2
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working as a lead complementary therapist in an inpatient hospice/hospital for cancer and palliative care patients, carers, bereaved and staff.
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Able to manage and prioritise workload.
- Good communication and listening skills, with ability to work in sensitive situations with patients/ carers/ bereaved/ staff
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
