Complementary Therapist

Integrated Care System; Torquay; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Torquay is seeking a Complementary Therapist to join their multidisciplinary team. This role involves delivering therapeutic support for patients with life-limiting illnesses and requires qualifications in massage and another complementary therapy, such as Aromatherapy or Reflexology. Applicants must have excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach. Full UK driving license required for home visits within the catchment area.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Registered and insured with appropriate professional body.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting.
• Practical experience in the complementary therapy industry.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic support in one-to-one and/or group sessions.
• Tailor therapy assessment and treatment to meet patients' needs.
• Organize and plan caseload and maintain comprehensive treatment records.

Skills

Empathic listening skills

Ability to work independently

Creative problem solver

Education

Qualified in massage and one other therapy

Anatomy and physiology qualification

Qualification in teaching relaxation techniques

Qualification in teaching mindfulness

Job description

£27,061 to £29,696 (pro rata) per annum depending on experience.

Permanent

Make a Meaningful Difference Every Day

At Rowcroft Hospice, we provide compassionate, holistic care to people, with life limiting illnesses, and those closest to them.

We are now seeking a dedicated and empathetic Complementary Therapist to join our supportive multidisciplinary team and help us enhance the wellbeing of those we care for.

What you'll bring

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced therapist with a recognised qualification in Massage plus another therapy such as Aromatherapy, Reflexology or Reiki. You need to be insured and registered with an appropriate professional body. Experience in working with vulnerable or palliative care patients is desirable. Excellent communication skills and a compassionate calm touch. The ability to drive to visit patients in their own homes across Rowcrofts catchment area.You will need to be competent in IT skills and supportive of our volunteer network.

You will be driven by our cause and will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment as part of a close team to deliver on our strategy takes real teamwork, energy and passion, no two days are ever the same!

Main duties of the job

What's in it for you?

You will be supported and encouraged to innovate and to try new things. Our scope of work and our confident organisational vision creates opportunities for progress and development. And we work together with passion and pride in an environment where people are caring, considerate, inclusive and welcoming. It can be tough. We dont shy away from that. But youll see clearly see the importance and impact of your work and feel recognised and part of something remarkable.

About us

Working at Rowcroft Hospice

Rowcroft Hospice is an independent charity that provides comfort, support and specialist care to over 2,000 patients, and their loved ones, across South Devon each year. Our Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon.

For more Information

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for this role.

For more information, or an informal discussion about the role please contact Liz Haddon, Complementary Therapy Team Leader, at [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

Job Title: ComplementaryTherapist

Reporting to: Complementary Therapy TeamLeader

Job purpose: Our Vision is to make every daythe best day possible for patients, and those closest to them, living withlife-limiting illnesses in South Devon. As amember of our Complementary Therapy Team, you will deliver this by providingtherapeutic support in one-to-one and/or group sessions for patients, carersand bereaved people on site at Rowcroft and within the Rowcroft catchment area.

Our Values:

Honesty & Integrity Generosity of Spirit Respect Team Player

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Tailor therapy assessment and treatment, withattention to patients individual needs and preferences. Spanning physical,emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions. Adapting therapy input as theircondition changes.
• Organise and plan own caseload to meet service.Plan patient priorities and needs and maintain comprehensive records oftreatment.
• Initiate effective communication within thecomplementary therapy team and the wider multidisciplinary team, plus externalagencies as appropriate.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning &development and wellbeing. Identify your own learning and development needs andensure your mandatory and essential training is up to date. Undertakecontinuous professional development and clinical supervision where appropriate.Help to create an environment that is continually questioning practice andpromoting learning.
• Play an active part promoting, encouraging, andsupporting our team volunteers.

This list can never be exhaustive but covers mostof the work you will be doing. What it cannot replace is your ability to care, yourtalent, your initiative and commitment to great customer service.

InfectionPrevention

All Rowcroft Hospice employees, in both clinicaland non-clinical roles, are required to adhere to theInfection Preventionand Control Policies and make every effort to maintain highstandards of infection control at all times to reduce the burden ofHealthcare Associated Infections including MRSA.

Youagree to the following responsibilities:

• To decontaminate your hands prior to and afterdirect patient care or contact with the patient's surroundings.
• To take part in mandatory infection controltraining provided.
• To responsibly manage your own infections (otherthan common colds and illness) that may be transmittable to patients, includingto contact Occupational Health for guidance.

Placeof Work

Thisrole has been identified as a Field worker (role could be carriedout at a Rowcroft site or other locations). You will spend planned time atRowcroft site, or other locations as the role requires, which could includepatients homes and non-Rowcroft locations to meet the needs of the service.

Thiswill be fully discussed and agreed with the postholder to meet individual andbusiness needs.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Please refer to job description above
• Please refer to job description above

Qualifications

• Qualified in massage and one other therapy e.g., aromatherapy, reflexology or reiki.
• Anatomy and physiology qualification.
• Registration and insurance with appropriate professional body.
• Full UK driving licence and able and willing to drive to home visits across Rowcrofts 300sq mile catchment area
• Qualification in teaching relaxation techniques.
• Qualification in teaching mindfulness.

Experience

• Practical experience of working in the complementary therapy industry.
• Working in a healthcare setting.
• Multi-disciplinary teamwork.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to work independently.
• Empathic listening skills.
• Reflective practice to promote self-development.

Personal Requirements

• Creative problem solver, a positive can-do attitude and a willingness and desire to ensure all, who come into contact with Rowcroft, have the best possible experience.
• A desire to be part of a committed and hardworking team in line with the ethics and values of Rowcroft Hospice. Always acting in the best interests of Rowcroft.
• A good understanding of the purpose, values and strategy of Rowcroft Hospice.

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.