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 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 is important we find an experienced and compassionate practitioner 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.
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, aiming to make each day enjoyable for everyone. The Hospice is not a sad place; it can mean healing, support, laughter, and making the most of the time people have left.
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 up to 3 salaries.
* Flexible Working.
* Subsidised onsite Coffee Shop.
Details
Date posted: 02 September 2025
Pay scheme: Other
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:
* Be a key member of the Complementary Therapy team contributing to the forward planning and development of services.
* Contribute to the delivery of care to patients with life-limiting illness and their families.
* Promote high-quality care and support to inpatients, outpatients, wellbeing patients, community patients, carers and the bereaved, working with the multi-disciplinary team.
* Work unsupervised delivering and maintaining high standards of care to patients and carers in inpatients, wellbeing, outpatients and community settings.
* Ensure comprehensive holistic assessments prior to treatment and ongoing evaluation of interventions.
* Provide a range of specified complementary therapies to meet patient/carer needs.
* Comply with the Professional Code of Conduct and National guidelines for the use of Complementary Therapies in Supportive and Palliative Care.
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 willingness to undertake relevant training
Experience
Essential
* Ability to deliver a variety of therapies.
* Up-to-date therapy skills.
* Evidence of previous practical experience delivering therapies.
Desirable
* Experience working within palliative care.
* Nursing/caring experience.
* Experience of working with children.
Other information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. See NHS Careers website for details.
Employer details: St Andrews Hospice, Peaks Lane, Grimsby, DN32 9RP. Website: https://www.standrewshospice.com
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