Complementary Therapy Coordinator - Northwood, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

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Northwood, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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We are recruiting for a Complementary Therapy Coordinator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

A great opportunity to jointly lead a well-established team of complementary therapists within a dedicated Cancer Support Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital.

You will be an experienced, flexible, creative thinker excited at the prospect of sharing the management of a fabulous team of specialist practitioners committed to supporting patients through their cancer treatment and beyond.

The complementary therapy team forms part of the Therapies Team at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and offers a variety of complementary therapies to outpatients within the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre and to patients within the chemotherapy units and cancer wards.

The therapies provided are Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage, Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation and NADA ear acupuncture with the main aim of support, relaxation and the relief of stress and stress-related symptoms.

One off treatments as a crisis intervention are also offered.

Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

The Complementary Therapy Coordinator role is

To lead, manage and coordinate a high quality specialized complementary therapy service, offering therapy or using therapeutic skills with patients and those affected by cancer
To communicate and work closely with all staff groups
To be responsible for recruiting, managing and developing a team of qualified complementary therapists comprising paid staff and volunteers.
To administrate and coordinate the Complementary Therapists Network
To develop and deliver education and training initiatives
To contribute to the development of research initiatives in complementary therapies

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.

Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.

We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.