Complementary Therapy Co-ordinator

5 months ago


Norwich, United Kingdom Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 18 months

Mulbarton ward is a 34 bedded unit caring for oncology and palliative patients.

We are looking for a team of complimentary therapists to offer patients/carers and staff with massage, aromatherapy, reflexology and reiki to provide comfort and support and impart a feeling of wellbeing. This will offer relief of symptoms of anxiety, tension, nausea and insomnia.

This is a 18month fixed term contract funded by NNUH charitable funds.

The complementary therapist coordinator will provide a holistic, evidence based complementary therapy interventions to patients/carers/bereaved/staff and support a team of trained complementary therapists providing support, advice, clinical supervision, and education.

In addition the coordinator will work alongside members of the multidisciplinary team to promote the service and ensure the service meets the demand of the service users.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
- To establish core competencies for delivery of complementary therapies and ensure these are met by therapists.
- To support a team of trained complementary therapists providing support, advice, clinical supervision, and education
- Provide a holistic, evidence based complementary therapy interventions to patients/carers/bereaved/staff.
- To monitor the quality of the service through appropriate use of available tools, maximising the inclusion of ‘user involvement’ in this process
- To provide written information about the service and the various therapeutic techniques for patients/carers/bereaved/staff and promotion.
- To liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team about the provision of the service
- To act as a cancer/palliative care resource to both specialist and generalist
- To promote an environment conducive to change
- Educate the multi-disciplinary team on the role of available complementary therapies to enable team members to make referrals
- Provide support, teaching and advice to clinical staff on complementary therapies.
- Organise ongoing training for staff/volunteers and help with access to external education and training if required.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.



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