Hairdresser/Barber/Beauty Therapist

Job summary

The post is situated within the Forensic Division and located in a High Secure Hospital setting. The post holder will work within the Hair Salons and on the wards, providing a Hairdressing and Beauty service for the individual patients within the hospital working as part of a small team. The role entails the individual to work independently, use their own initiative and to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team contributing to the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of high risk patients in high secure care.

Main duties of the job

Trained to NVQ Level III in hairdressing/barbering or equivalent or equivalent experience, GCSE/GCE or equivalent in English.

Ability to plan and prioritise own workload and the work of others, manage own time effectively under supervision.

To work under the direction and leadership of registered professional undertaking duties as requested and delegated.

Good general educational background, effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills

Experience of liaising with other departments and services and professional colleagues

Ability to set and maintain appropriate professional boundaries

Significant experience and positive attitude of working with high risk mentally disordered offenders. To have a basic understanding of the different types of mental illness and maintain an understanding and caring approach.

Significant experience of developing and delivering pre-engagement therapeutic programmes

Skilled at interpersonal relationships with service users

Adaptability, flexibility good time management skills

Self-Motivated

Recording of statistical information e.g. Attendance records

Basic IT skills to include word and email.

Maintain high levels of cleanliness in line with infection prevention and control guidelines.

Judgements involving facts or situations, some requiring analysis

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rampton Hospital

Woodbeck

Rampton

DN22 0PD

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rampton Hospital

Woodbeck

Rampton

DN22 0PD

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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