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WE ARE IN NEED OF THERAPISTS IN ALL AREAS OF KENT.
CONTACT US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR THE TRUST
Or complete this form THERAPISTS APPLICATION FORM
We currently have around 100 therapists working for us throughout Kent, and have treated over 3500 beneficiaries since the Trust started in 2010. Whilst the majority of patients referred to us are living with cancer we do work with people coping with a range of serious chronic illness which may not necessarily be terminal.
We can only accept therapists whose practices are acceptable by the NHS as all our referrals come to us from GPs, Oncology Departments, Senior Clinical Nurses, Macmillan etc. This is not a comment on how we view therapies, as of course we are aware that many of the lesser known treatments have shown to be very effective for individuals. Therefore, we list below some of the therapies that the NHS accept.
Reflexology (including Reflexology Lymphatic Drainage), Reiki, Healing (not crystals or other therapies) Aromatherapy, Massage, Indian Head Massage, Hypnotherapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Stress Management, Counselling, Acupressure, CBT, IBX Nail Treatment.
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR THERAPIES
You will be working on a self employed basis. We ask you to donate your first treatment free of charge and every sixth treatment thereafter. Donated treatments are per session, not per beneficiary. We pay £25 per treatment. On completion of consultation and treatments we would ask you to forward all copies to our Admin Office, together with your invoice, we pay by BACS, so please submit your bank details.
You will normally be visiting beneficiaries in their homes, but some therapists have a therapy room, which can be more beneficial as it takes them away from "their home of illness".
We would also ask you to organise at least one fundraising event per year to help the Trust with much needed funds.
If you are interested in joining the Trust, please download the Therapists application form and submit to our Admin Office, together with 2 passport sized photos, certificates, certificates of insurance and proof of identity i.e. driving licence or passport. We will also require a basic DBS Certificate. We never know which part of the County referrals will come from, so we can't predict how many referrals you are likely to receive. It may be some time before you receive your first referral.
We do like to meet with new therapists, so we will arrange an informal meeting at a mutually convenient time at our Administration Office in Sheerness.
thank you for your interest. Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.