Complementary Therapy Coordinator

Salary: £28,975 per annum (pro rata)

Location: Watford, Peace Hospice with regular travel to Grove House, St Albans

Part Time

Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Interview date: 21st October 2024 onwards

The purpose of this role is to coordinate and develop the Complementary Therapy (CT) service to provide the best possible care for patients and carers, both at our hospice bases and in their own home across North West and South West Herts and Bucks. Regular travel will be required for this role, so a car and driving licence will be essential.

You will need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:

• To coordinate and develop the Complementary Therapy service.

• Collaborate with other Complementary Therapy Coordinators.

• To work alongside the Wellbeing Therapies Manager to review and evaluate the delivery of complementary therapies to Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care patients.

• Help to develop the profile of complementary therapy within palliative care.

• Recruit, train and upskill CT volunteers.

• Support bank complementary therapists.

• Provide advice and guidance regarding complementary therapies to the clinical teams.

• Promote and develop understanding of complementary therapies and referral criteria internally and externally.

• Attend relevant clinical team meetings (including nursing).

• Development and support of CT volunteers, including provision of regular group supervision.

• Be aware of any emotional needs that may be affecting the wellbeing of a member of the Complementary Therapy team.

• Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.

• Manage complementary therapy referrals and caseloads.

• Carry out assessments and allocate referrals to complementary therapy volunteers (community and outpatients).

• Maintain a caseload of patients, delivering complementary therapies to Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care patients and carers both in Outpatients, IPU and the community.

• Requirement to travel across the Rennie Grove Peace catchment area to carry out patient home visits.

• Manage complementary therapy resources and equipment.

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If successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.

Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.

Our commitment to equality and diversity

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.