Complementary Therapist

Are you an experienced therapist with a passion to support people to have the best quality of life right to the very end? This is an exciting opportunity for someone with specialist palliative care knowledge to join our well stablished, muti-disciplinary team in Bradford supporting patients with a life limiting condition and their families.

**Salary**:Marie Curie Pay Scale Band 5 (aligned with AFC) £28,407 to £34,581 pro rata per annum + enhancements

**Hours/Contract**:Permanent Contract - 22.5 hours per week (3 days over 5)

**Based**:Marie Curie Bradford Hospice

**Closing date**:17 th June 2024

**Interview date**:26 th June 2024

The complementary therapist is appointed to work with the AHP lead, Inpatient Unit, Outpatients and to assist in the development of our community service as well as supporting the volunteer complementary therapists. Therapies offered by the employee will vary depending on skill and qualification - typically including Reflexology, Therapeutic Massage or Auricular Acupuncture.

**Marie Curie Benefits Package**:

- Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Introduce a friend scheme
- Help with childcare cost (T & C’s apply)
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
- Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
- Life assurance - for all employees
- Eye care
- (under Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations, Marie Curie will pay towards sight tests if you use computer screens and other displays as part of your job)
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme

**What's in it for you**:

- Annual leave allowance - 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
- Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
- Continuous Professional development - (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)
- Industry leading training programmes
- Flexible Working
- Free DBS
- Free Uniform
- Generous enhancements.
- 30% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am)
- 60% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

**What we are looking for**:

- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload and caseload.
- Knowledge of specialist palliative care and the use of complementary therapies within it.
- Recognised qualification in one or more complementary therapy i.e. Reflexology, Therapeutic Massage or Auricular Acupuncture.
- Significant relevant experience post-qualification

Working as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, the complementary therapist will help identify people who could benefit from complementary therapies, help coordinate their therapy, conduct initial therapy assessments, treat as appropriate, evaluate input and make recommendations regarding further therapeutic care. They have a key role in recruiting, supporting and developing volunteer therapists and in educating other health care professionals working in the hospice regarding complementary therapies and their appropriate utilisation. Where appropriate the complementary therapist may teach and supervise their colleagues and student therapists according to their capability

**To view the job description please **click here**

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply._

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it’s our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.