Role Purpose:

• Develop, manage the provision, and ensure the safe delivery of complementary therapies to our service users.
• Lead, grow, develop and support the volunteer therapy team.
• Manage the number of one-to-one and group therapies/courses, in line with strategy and service user needs.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Recognised training/qualifications in a specific complementary therapy or therapies.
• Experience of working with cancer patients and good working knowledge of a range of cancers and their treatments.
• Excellent management skills (preferably experience with therapists and/or volunteers).
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Ability to manage and analyse information and provide relevant reports to the CEO/Therapy Committee.
• Ability to communicate well – express ideas, ability to listen and respond to others appropriately and sensitively.
• IT skills including Microsoft Office
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings or weekends to represent the charity at external meetings and events.

Desirable

• 3 years or more post-qualification experience in health, medical or wellbeing environment.
• Strong network of complementary therapist and related contacts.
• Experience in planning and/or delivery of training.

Attributes

• Commitment
• Hardworking
• Reliable
• Approachable
• Creative and resourceful
• Flexible/Adaptable.
• Resilient
• Leader/Team Player

You must be legally eligible to work in the UK and pass our screening process: references, DBS, and occupational health checks.