Volunteer Complementary Therapist

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Volunteer Complementary Therapist

Complementary therapists provide a valuable service in providing therapies to aid the symptom management of patients, as well as providing carers and family members and the recently bereaved with treatments.

What you will be doing:

• Offer complementary therapy tailored to the individual needs of attendees of the Wellbeing Centre.
• Promote the Complementary Therapy Service with support from all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

What makes a good complementary therapy volunteer:

• A volunteer Complementary Therapist should ideally be qualified to at least Level 3 in either massage, reflexology or reiki, have their own insurance and be registered with CNHC.
• Be a good listener, sensitive, tactful and emotionally intelligent. You should, if possible, be emotionally resilient and professional.
• You should be able to deal with challenging situations and maintain your focus on the patient’s well-being.
• You should have sound understanding of good practice and ethics while understanding the importance of following protocols, maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding issues.

Your induction and training:

• Your induction and training will provide you with an opportunity to get to know the wider team and ensure you are familiar with the role and feel comfortable.
• The induction and training will lead straight into your first shift, which will give you a taster of what the role will entail.
• Prior to your shift you will be given a guidance document that will provide key information and our volunteer policies and procedures.

What's in it for you:

• It will allow you to get involved in your local community and to provide a unique service to our patients.
• You will gain valuable experience and utilise existing skills and expertise.
• Team work, communication and using your initiative.
• Boost your confidence and your CV for future jobs – we will provide you with a reference.
• We will reimburse reasonable out of pocket travel and parking expenses.
• Provide lunch and other refreshments
  

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