Hairdresser/Barber/Beauty Therapist

Job overview

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.

• 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.

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Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Person specification

Qualifications

• Trained to NVQ Level III in Hair dressing/barbering or equivalent.
• GCSE/GCE or equivalent in English

• Other relevant Hairdressing & Beauty qualifications, and other alternative therapies.
• Training in specific hairdressing techniques including Afro-Caribbean and Barber designs

Knowledge

• Up to date with current knowledge of hair requirements

Skills

• Up to date with current skills relating to hair requirements

• Afro-Caribbean Hairdressing and Barbering. Waxing Alternative Therapies

• The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
• We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
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• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.