Volunteer Complementary Therapist (Mentoring Programme - Massage or Reflexology)
The Mulberry Centre
The mentoring programme is not an oncology massage qualification, but it does count towards points for your Continued Professional Development allowing newly qualified therapists to volunteer with us immediately after completing the programme.
The Mulberry Centre has recently launched an exciting Volunteer Mentoring Programme. This will enable newly qualified therapists who do not yet have a full one-year practical experience but are fully qualified and insured, the opportunity to join our team of volunteers. When accepted to join this programme, you will be assessed through a minimum of 5 “cancer patients” case studies in which you will be guided through specific cancer care initial consultation, contraindications, treatment adaptation, additional techniques, body mechanics, cross contamination, and Health & Safety for complementary therapies. On successful completion of the 5 cancer case studies, you will be ready to start seeing Mulberry Centre clients, starting with Carers and Bereaved. During this time, you will be continued to be supported regularly for 4 more weeks. The mentoring programme is not an oncology massage qualification, but it does count towards points for your Continued Professional Development allowing you to volunteer with us immediately after completing the programme.
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People Skills
The Mulberry Centre is committed to providing the highest quality of care and therapists are expected to: Have studied and qualified at a recognised college/school (ITEC equivalent). Be a member of CNHC. Have personal, professional indemnity insurance. Consider, or be undertaking, further professional development. Must not have had personal experience of cancer (either themselves or a close family member) or have been bereaved within the preceding two years. All therapists must have or be eligible for registration with CNHC.
• You will be provided with an induction covering the objective of the role, the work of The Mulberry Centre, and its procedures and policies relevant for your volunteering role. • We will do our best to assist your volunteering role with us. This will include evaluation sessions and keeping you updated with all the relevant information on what support The Mulberry Centre offers. The mentoring programme will provide assessment through a minimum of 5 ‘cancer patients’. • If accepted as a volunteer there will be an initial 3 months, then a six-monthly and annual review with your Lead. This is a way of monitoring and supporting each other and is informal and confidential. • Expenses are reimbursed for travel incurred to carry out your volunteering duties. The reimbursement of any other ‘out of pocket’ expenses is subject to prior approval by your Lead. • Therapists are asked to attend meetings and support groups with other therapists, which are held every three months. • Therapists are offered teachings, arranged by the Complementary Therapies Lead. • The Centre offers £50 per annum towards relevant professional development within related areas, after six months as a volunteer at The Centre. We also offer reimbursement retrospectively for CNHC membership yearly for those who have volunteered regularly. • Networking amongst the therapists is encouraged, for support.
3 hours per week plus admin time
TW7 6AF
West Middlesex University Hospital
We are in the grounds of West Middlesex University Hospital
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