Community Complimentary Therapist, Palliative Care

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Recruitment and onboarding support

Staff benefits and employee support

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Complementary Therapist to join the Community Palliative Care Team. You will provide holistic therapies to patients in their own homes, working with a multidisciplinary team to improve quality of life by managing symptoms such as pain, anxiety and sleep disturbance.

Therapies may include Aromatherapy, Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation and MLD.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complementary therapies in healthcare settings.
• Ability to work in patients' homes and in the community.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and empathy with patients and carers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complementary therapy interventions tailored to the needs of patients and carers.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy programmes within a professional framework.
• Work with nurses, doctors and community colleagues to provide holistic care.
• Prioritise referrals and manage your own caseload effectively.
• Support patients and their loved ones through challenging circumstances.
• Help develop and promote complementary therapies as part of palliative care services.

Skills

Compassionate care

Caseload management

Holistic patient support

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring Complementary Therapist to join our Community Palliative Care Team (CPCT). This rewarding role offers the opportunity to provide holistic, person-centred complementary therapies to palliative care patients, their relatives and carers within their own homes across the community.

Working alongside specialist nurses, palliative medicine consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help improve quality of life by supporting the management of symptoms such as pain, anxiety, stress and sleep disturbance through complementary therapies.

Therapies may include Aromatherapy, Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation and visualisation techniques and Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD).

• Deliver complementary therapy interventions tailored to the individual needs of patients, families and carers.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy programmes within a professional framework.
• Work collaboratively with specialist nursing, medical and community colleagues to provide holistic care.
• Prioritise referrals and manage your own caseload effectively.
• Support patients and their loved ones through what can often be challenging and emotional circumstances.
• Help develop and promote complementary therapies as an integral part of palliative care services.

Closing date of applications: 1 November 2026

Interview date: 16 November 2026

If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chloe Newton Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01332 787428

Sophie Wright - Matron - [e-mail]

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.