NHS
Complementary Therapist
The closing date is 19 January 2026
This is an exciting and challenging role to be based at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care - North Cumbria (NCCC-NC) and at the Henderson Suite within Whitehaven Hospital. The Centre in Carlisle is purpose built for the provision of cancer treatment, including Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, and at the Henderson Suite we provide Chemotherapy. One of the benefits we are able to provide our patients is access to complementary therapies – funded by Newcastle Hospitals Charity, with funding for 3 years.
We are looking for an experienced therapist with established skills to lead the service in Cumbria. The right person will be able to provide high‑quality, evidence‑based complementary therapies for patients who visit the Centre and would benefit from the treatments you can offer.
Interview date: Wednesday 28 January 2026
16 hours / week
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job The right candidate will be sensitive and caring with good listening and communication skills, and will be able to use their assessment skills and techniques to provide complementary therapy intervention appropriate to the patient’s condition, cancer and its treatment. You will need to be able to provide and receive complex and sensitive patient information to and from the wider multidisciplinary team.
You will manage your own caseload with support from the wider team, and will be able to work without supervision. You will need to liaise with nursing and medical teams to establish which patients are suitable for complementary therapies.
You will be required to access and input into NHS patient systems to ensure continuity of care and to keep comprehensive patient treatment records.
It is possible that future growth of the service will require you to take on the role of team lead.
This role can be physically demanding, requiring you to stand, sit and walk with a trolley containing therapy items, and potentially move and handle patients as part of their therapy treatment.
If you have the required skills and feel you are the right person for the role, please come and join us in providing the very best care for our patients.
About us As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we want to ensure you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service
These include flagship services that deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on the staff benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Job responsibilities The role will require you to work independently to provide a full complementary therapy service for the patients in NCCC‑NC, which may include the following therapies:
Aromatherapy
Reflexology
Massage (including light touch massage)
Acupuncture
Therapies are provided at NCCC‑NC and at the Henderson Suite in Whitehaven, so the ability to travel to both sites is required.
Deliver complementary therapies in accordance with NHS policies, infection control standards, and patient safety guidelines.
You will need to work closely with nursing and medical teams to identify patients who would benefit from the services provided.
The right candidate will cope well under potentially emotional circumstances, remaining calm, caring and professional at all times. You will communicate effectively and sensitively and understand the complex needs of patients undergoing cancer treatments.
The role will require you to be in contact with patients, their families and a wide range of medical professionals involved in their care. There may be times when this is distressing or when there are barriers to communication.
You will need to access and update patient records accurately, documenting consent for treatments, treatments provided and any other relevant information. You will also be required to communicate information to the wider medical teams, requiring strong communication and IT skills. You must be highly organised and able to manage your own caseload of patients.
You will be expected to promote patient education and wellbeing through holistic approaches.
Person Specification Qualifications & Education
Recognised degree qualification in one or more complementary therapy or diploma plus experience to degree level
Current membership of a professional body
Teaching qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of recent experience of working with patients who have a cancer diagnosis within the NHS or other equivalent healthcare setting
Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes
Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project‑specific policy context
Understanding/experience of adult / child safeguarding
Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training
Research or audit experience
Evidence of understanding of Trust business
Experience of working in the Trust previously
Skills & Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, therapies colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team
Effective report‑writing skills
Able to work independently and as a member of a team
Effective organisation and time‑management skills
Advanced specialist training in therapy/adaptation techniques for cancer patients
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address Northern Centre for Cancer Care – North Cumbria
#J-18808-Ljbffr
This is an exciting and challenging role to be based at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care - North Cumbria (NCCC-NC) and at the Henderson Suite within Whitehaven Hospital. The Centre in Carlisle is purpose built for the provision of cancer treatment, including Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, and at the Henderson Suite we provide Chemotherapy. One of the benefits we are able to provide our patients is access to complementary therapies – funded by Newcastle Hospitals Charity, with funding for 3 years.
We are looking for an experienced therapist with established skills to lead the service in Cumbria. The right person will be able to provide high‑quality, evidence‑based complementary therapies for patients who visit the Centre and would benefit from the treatments you can offer.
Interview date: Wednesday 28 January 2026
16 hours / week
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job The right candidate will be sensitive and caring with good listening and communication skills, and will be able to use their assessment skills and techniques to provide complementary therapy intervention appropriate to the patient’s condition, cancer and its treatment. You will need to be able to provide and receive complex and sensitive patient information to and from the wider multidisciplinary team.
You will manage your own caseload with support from the wider team, and will be able to work without supervision. You will need to liaise with nursing and medical teams to establish which patients are suitable for complementary therapies.
You will be required to access and input into NHS patient systems to ensure continuity of care and to keep comprehensive patient treatment records.
It is possible that future growth of the service will require you to take on the role of team lead.
This role can be physically demanding, requiring you to stand, sit and walk with a trolley containing therapy items, and potentially move and handle patients as part of their therapy treatment.
If you have the required skills and feel you are the right person for the role, please come and join us in providing the very best care for our patients.
About us As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we want to ensure you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service
These include flagship services that deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on the staff benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Job responsibilities The role will require you to work independently to provide a full complementary therapy service for the patients in NCCC‑NC, which may include the following therapies:
Aromatherapy
Reflexology
Massage (including light touch massage)
Acupuncture
Therapies are provided at NCCC‑NC and at the Henderson Suite in Whitehaven, so the ability to travel to both sites is required.
Deliver complementary therapies in accordance with NHS policies, infection control standards, and patient safety guidelines.
You will need to work closely with nursing and medical teams to identify patients who would benefit from the services provided.
The right candidate will cope well under potentially emotional circumstances, remaining calm, caring and professional at all times. You will communicate effectively and sensitively and understand the complex needs of patients undergoing cancer treatments.
The role will require you to be in contact with patients, their families and a wide range of medical professionals involved in their care. There may be times when this is distressing or when there are barriers to communication.
You will need to access and update patient records accurately, documenting consent for treatments, treatments provided and any other relevant information. You will also be required to communicate information to the wider medical teams, requiring strong communication and IT skills. You must be highly organised and able to manage your own caseload of patients.
You will be expected to promote patient education and wellbeing through holistic approaches.
Person Specification Qualifications & Education
Recognised degree qualification in one or more complementary therapy or diploma plus experience to degree level
Current membership of a professional body
Teaching qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of recent experience of working with patients who have a cancer diagnosis within the NHS or other equivalent healthcare setting
Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes
Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project‑specific policy context
Understanding/experience of adult / child safeguarding
Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training
Research or audit experience
Evidence of understanding of Trust business
Experience of working in the Trust previously
Skills & Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, therapies colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team
Effective report‑writing skills
Able to work independently and as a member of a team
Effective organisation and time‑management skills
Advanced specialist training in therapy/adaptation techniques for cancer patients
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address Northern Centre for Cancer Care – North Cumbria
#J-18808-Ljbffr