Complementary Therapy Volunteer - Complementary Therapist/Aromatherapist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE ROLE
• NHS mandatory training covering core healthcare knowledge and skills such as infection control, information governance, fire training, safeguarding.
• Specialist induction training, provided by the Macmillan Support and Information Complementary Therapy Team and where appropriate the wider Macmillan Support and Information team. This will cover adaptations to the additional specialist needs of our patient groups for the therapy/therapies that will be offered, including essential oil safety in a cancer care setting, assessing needs and safety considerations. Infection control procedures for complementary therapists.
• Over time, as the volunteer service within this team develops, the potential to connect with other complementary therapy volunteers.
• Access to Macmillan Support and Information research forum
• In time volunteer complementary therapists who have been with our patients regularly for at least 6 months can be provided with written training material to support advanced training with the service.

EXPECTATIONS OF LOCAL STAFF
• New volunteers will be given an induction to the local team including meeting key individuals, better understanding your patients' needs and local procedures e.g. around infection control and fire training.
• Staff will help volunteers feel part of the team and embody the UCLH Values
• Volunteers will be given opportunities to gain support and supervision from their complementary therapy supervisor.

OTHER
• To be able to meet the minimum commitment periods for the role. We invest time and resources into your induction and development. If the minimum time commitment for volunteering is not met, this takes the time and resources that we invested in you away from our high need and vulnerable patient group.
• To understand diversity and equal opportunities and to be able to engage with a diverse group of people
• To understand the concept of volunteering and the volunteer role
• To work within our values of teamwork, safety, kindness and improving
• All volunteers must be aged 18 or over with a good command of the English language.
• All volunteers to wear the UCLH volunteer polo shirt.
• References (on request, after 6 months patient facing volunteering/half the minimum volunteering period)
• Out of pocket expenses are covered in line with our policy (currently travel is covered to the value of £10 per day and meal expense of £4.50 per day)

Person specification

Certification

Essential criteria

• massage, aromatherapy or reflexology at a recognised college/school (Level 3/ITEC equivalent)
• To have been practicing that therapy/aromatherapy professionally for at least 2 years
• Registration with a Professional Standard's Authority voluntary regulatory body for that therapy or therapies
• Membership of a professional association for your therapy/therapies

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Cancer center voluntary role (PDF, 256.4KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 109.5KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)