Homeopath : Employers and vacancy sources

The majority of non-medically-qualified practitioners work in private practices based in the community, often alongside other complementary therapists. Other patterns of work include:

• working independently from home;
• being based in a clinic dedicated to homeopathy;
• working in group practices, possibly from several bases.

The vast majority of homeopaths in the UK are self-employed. Complementary medicine and healthcare is a developing area, with increasing interest from both the public and the conventional medical establishment. This has led to a growth in opportunities for complementary healthcare practitioners and some roles have emerged for experienced practitioners to work as sessional therapists within the National Health Service (NHS) (see NHS - Complementary and Alternative Medicine ).

There are over 400 GPs practising homeopathy in the UK. There are also four NHS homeopathic hospitals:

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine;
• Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital;
• Bristol Homeopathic Hospital;
• Liverpool Department of Homeopathic Medicine.

However, while there is an interest within the NHS in involving more complementary therapies in the future, this is unlikely to provide extensive opportunities.

The most common methods homeopaths use to publicise their services are through talks and presentations, via their own websites and by word of mouth. Those based within clinics or complementary therapy practices may benefit from joint advertising and promotional events.

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• Homeopaths are mostly self-employed so jobs are not generally advertised.
• Clinic space is occasionally advertised in the Society of Homeopaths  newsletter and The Homeopath .
• You can advertise your services via the Register of Homeopaths  and the registers of the Alliance of Registered Homeopaths , the British Homeopathic Association  and the Homeopathic Medical Association (HMA) .

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