Job Summary
This is an opportunity to really make a difference to those people that need it most. Complementary therapies can help our patients with symptom control and also provide emotional benefits, as we aim to make their lives a little easier at the most challenging time. The wellbeing of our patients and their carers, and our own staff and volunteers, is essential so it's important we find an experienced and compassionate practitioner, with great interpersonal skills, who can help develop, deliver, and maintain a high-quality service as part of a small complementary therapy team. You will need to have a degree in body massage and second-degree Reiki as a minimum and you should have post registration experience as a complementary therapist, ideally working in a healthcare setting.
Responsibilities include: being a key member of the Complementary Therapy team contributing to the forward planning and development of complementary therapy services; delivering care to patients with life limiting illness and their families; promoting the highest quality of complementary therapy care and support to inpatients, outpatients, wellbeing patients and community patients as well as carers and the bereaved, working alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
About Us
St Andrews Hospice offers a warm, friendly, and nurturing environment where our patients, families and staff are at the heart of everything we do, in striving to make each day enjoyable for everyone. We want people to know that the Hospice is not a sad place, and our Hospice does not necessarily mean the end, it can mean healing and support and it can mean laughter, joy, making the most out of the time people have left.
As the Director of clinical Services, providing outstanding care and support is something I am passionate about. I, along with the team get to make a real difference to patients and families journeys. We are proud to provide fun, rewarding, creative and engaging opportunities for patients that help give enjoyment every day. If you want to be part of this, then we would love to hear from you.
In Return We Offer You
* Competitive salary.
* Paid Professional Registrations.
* Bridge Tolls paid.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* Access to excellent staff benefits.
* Long Service Reward Scheme.
* Excellent annual leave.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Unsocial hour payments.
* Occupational Schemes.
* Excellent CPD.
* On call allowance.
* Life Insurance x 3 salary
* Flexible Working.
* Subsidised onsite Coffee Shop.
Details
Date posted: 02 September 2025
Salary: £26,808 to £29,418 a year (based on 37.5 hours)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: B0286-25-0013
Job locations: St. Andrews Hospice, Peaks Lane, Grimsby, DN32 9RP
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To be a key member of the Complementary Therapy team contributing to the forward planning and development of complementary therapy services; to contribute to the effective and efficient delivery of care to patients with life limiting illness and their families; to promote the highest quality of complementary therapy care and support to inpatients, outpatients, wellbeing patients and community patients as well as carers and the bereaved, working alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team; to work unsupervised delivering and maintaining high standards of care to patients and carers in Inpatients, Wellbeing, Outpatients and on occasions in the community; to ensure a comprehensive holistic assessment is undertaken prior to treatment and ongoing evaluation of interventions; to provide a range of specified Complementary Therapies which meet a variety of patient/carer needs; to comply with the requirements of the Professional Code of Conduct and Practise in accordance with National guidelines for the use of Complementary Therapies in Supportive and Palliative Care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Professionally recognised qualifications in Complementary Therapies.
* Diploma in Body Massage
* Second Degree Reiki
* Membership of a professional association e.g. Federation of Holistic Therapies.
* Up to date Indemnity Cover
* Desirable: Diploma in Aromatherapy
* Diploma in Reflexology
* Indian Head Massage
* Crystal Healing
* Bowen Technique
* Oncology massage
* Other relevant training to the role
* Complementary Therapy qualification in relation to Palliative care or a willingness to undertake relevant palliative care training.
Experience
Essential
* To be able to deliver a variety of therapies
* To have up to date Therapy Skills
* Evidence of previous practical experience delivering therapies
* Desirable: To have experience working within palliative care
* To have nursing/ caring experience
* To have experience of working with children
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
St Andrews Hospice, Peaks Lane, Grimsby, DN32 9RP
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