Job summary
Have you got what it takes?
- Are you an
experienced Complementary Therapist with interest or skills in Palliative Care?
- Can you
demonstrate the ability to work as an effective team member, managing competing
priorities?
- You must be
passionate about our patients and a collaborative colleague
- Most
importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose
and values of St Ann's Hospice.
It feels like a privilege to add value and quality to life when someone's days are short in the palliative phase of their illness.
Bobby Magee, Advanced Physiotherapist
Main duties of the job
As a Complementary Therapist, you will:
- Assess and Advise: Evaluate patients with complex needs, provide expert
advice and develop personalised therapy plans.
- Tailor Treatments: Adapt therapies to meet individual patient needs
- Collaborate:
Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team to ensure patients needs
are met.
- Manage Referrals: Oversee the referral process to the complementary therapy
service, ensuring appropriate allocation in conjunction with colleagues.
- Handle Caseloads: Manage the complementary therapy caseload with colleagues,
ensuring timely patient reviews and treatments.
- Train and Educate: Organise, deliver, and evaluate training related to
complementary therapy at the hospice to internal and external colleagues.
- Supervise Volunteers: Provide support and supervision to volunteer
therapists, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
About us
At St Ann's, there's one thing that motivates us, and that's providing excellent care and support to those living with or affected by life-limiting illnesses.
Were continuously developing our plans for delivering world-class, innovative care and to ensure St Ann's is in the best shape possible for future generations.
Contract: This post will be a permanent position
Salary: Band 5 Competency Based Framework, £29,970 - £36,483, pro rata
Working pattern: 24 hours per week, worked over 4 days, Monday - Friday
Based at: Cross-site (Heald Green and Little Hulton)
Free Car Parking at St Ann's site
Please
contact Fran Brown, Rehab Team Leader & Macmillan Advanced Specialist
Occupational Therapist for an informal chat on 0161 498 3659.
Applicants must be authorised to
work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
The
successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of
which is covered by the hospice.
Any
post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding
training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and
procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and
responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working
Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty
2015.
Closing Date: 11th November 2024
Interview Date: 18th November 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Complementary Therapist will:
- Assess
patients with complex needs and provide advice, developing therapy plans and
recording clinical notes accurately.
- Adapt
therapies as appropriate to patient needs and be accountable for their own
practice.
- Work as
part of the multidisciplinary team to provide complimentary therapy advice and
to ensure patients needs are met.
- Be
responsible for managing the referrals to the complementary therapy service and
appropriate allocation of these in conjunction with their peers.
- Manage
the complementary therapy caseload with peers, ensuring patients are seen and
reviewed in a timely manner.
- Organise, deliver
and evaluate training in relation to complementary therapy at the hospice.
- Provide support and
mentorship to volunteer therapists to ensure the needs of patients and their
carers are met safely and effectively.
- Manage safe storage
and stock levels of complementary therapy resources
- Act in accordance
with hospice policies and guidelines.
- Actively
participate in continued professional development and the hospice performance
and development review programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Complementary Therapist will:
- Assess
patients with complex needs and provide advice, developing therapy plans and
recording clinical notes accurately.
- Adapt
therapies as appropriate to patient needs and be accountable for their own
practice.
- Work as
part of the multidisciplinary team to provide complimentary therapy advice and
to ensure patients needs are met.
- Be
responsible for managing the referrals to the complementary therapy service and
appropriate allocation of these in conjunction with their peers.
- Manage
the complementary therapy caseload with peers, ensuring patients are seen and
reviewed in a timely manner.
- Organise, deliver
and evaluate training in relation to complementary therapy at the hospice.
- Provide support and
mentorship to volunteer therapists to ensure the needs of patients and their
carers are met safely and effectively.
- Manage safe storage
and stock levels of complementary therapy resources
- Act in accordance
with hospice policies and guidelines.
- Actively
participate in continued professional development and the hospice performance
and development review programme.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant post qualification experience.
- Be qualified to safely and competently deliver complementary therapies used at the hospice to include the following: Reflexology, Indian Head Massage/Massage, and Aromatherapy.
- The successful candidate would be required and supported to achieve reiki training to level 2 if not already achieved within the first year of employment
- Hold qualifications as recognised by: Aromatherapy Regulation Working Group e.g. IFPA, ITEC, The Vocational Training Charitable Trust, The Reflexology Forum e.g. AOR, BRA and The British Association of Massage Therapy, Reiki-1st and 2nd degree.
Desirable
- Is trained to the level of Reiki level 2.
- Has completed relevant courses applicable to palliative care.
Experience
Essential
- Provide patient centred care that recognises a person's individual concerns, goals, beliefs and culture.
- Demonstrate an understanding of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Demonstrate effective oral, written communication and IT skills.
- Deliver presentations/training internally and externally to enable staff to develop their knowledge of complementary therapy.
- Work independently and as part of a team.
- Effectively manage their time and cross-site caseloads.
- Recruit, induct, and support/mentor volunteers to deliver safe and effective complementary therapies.
- Understand the effects of a range of life limiting conditions and their treatments and the implications when delivering complementary therapies.
- Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of strategies to engage in skilled, compassionate, individualised and timely therapies with patients and their carers.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of complementary therapy in palliative care.
- Participate in quality improvement, audit and service improvement to ensure high clinical standards.
- Travel between the two hospice sites.
- Identify own development needs and show evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Is a member of a special interest group
- Has experience of working with patients with life limiting conditions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant post qualification experience.
- Be qualified to safely and competently deliver complementary therapies used at the hospice to include the following: Reflexology, Indian Head Massage/Massage, and Aromatherapy.
- The successful candidate would be required and supported to achieve reiki training to level 2 if not already achieved within the first year of employment
- Hold qualifications as recognised by: Aromatherapy Regulation Working Group e.g. IFPA, ITEC, The Vocational Training Charitable Trust, The Reflexology Forum e.g. AOR, BRA and The British Association of Massage Therapy, Reiki-1st and 2nd degree.
Desirable
- Is trained to the level of Reiki level 2.
- Has completed relevant courses applicable to palliative care.
Experience
Essential
- Provide patient centred care that recognises a person's individual concerns, goals, beliefs and culture.
- Demonstrate an understanding of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Demonstrate effective oral, written communication and IT skills.
- Deliver presentations/training internally and externally to enable staff to develop their knowledge of complementary therapy.
- Work independently and as part of a team.
- Effectively manage their time and cross-site caseloads.
- Recruit, induct, and support/mentor volunteers to deliver safe and effective complementary therapies.
- Understand the effects of a range of life limiting conditions and their treatments and the implications when delivering complementary therapies.
- Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of strategies to engage in skilled, compassionate, individualised and timely therapies with patients and their carers.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of complementary therapy in palliative care.
- Participate in quality improvement, audit and service improvement to ensure high clinical standards.
- Travel between the two hospice sites.
- Identify own development needs and show evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Is a member of a special interest group
- Has experience of working with patients with life limiting conditions.
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.
