Children’s Service Acupuncture Practitioner

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The RLHIM is a centre for evidence-based practice, education and research, specialising in chronic and complex medical conditions. Our mission is to provide a person-centred, holistic approach, including self-care, in order to help people with chronic and complex medical conditions live well and feel better. All RLHIM services are outpatient-based and are staffed by experienced healthcare professionals.
The Children’s and Adolescent Service at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (RLHIM) requires an acupuncture practitioner, initially for two sessions (7.5h per week) to treat older children presenting with headache and / or chronic pain as their main complaint.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

• Professional experience in multidisciplinary team work
• Audit and research experience
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Ability to recognise complex or challenging scenarios and seek help appropriately
• Child Health related CPD
• Level 3 Safeguarding training
  Two referees are required covering the person specification requirements.
  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
  We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
  University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
  We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
  For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
  Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England

Please refer the Job description for details