Leisure Assistant - Hydrotherapy Pool

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and professional Lifeguard to join our team at the Hydrotherapy Pool. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and customer service skills, as the role involves regular interaction with patients, service users, and members of the public.

Applicants must hold a current National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ).

The post holder will work a shift pattern aligned to service requirements of the hydrotherapy pool.

Shift Patterns:o Monday to Friday: Morning and afternoon/evening shiftso Saturday and Sunday: 09:45 - 17:00

This is a lifeguarding role based at the Hydrotherapy Pool, supporting a wide range of therapy-led sessions and private hires. The post holder will work collaboratively with lifeguards from Odstock Health & Fitness Centre to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Safeguard patients and service users using the hydrotherapy pool, ensuring a safe, clean, and well-maintained swimming environment at all times.
• Support the promotion and marketing of memberships and services where appropriate.
• Assist with the cleaning, routine maintenance, and upkeep of the hydrotherapy pool, associated facilities, and changing areas.
• Work in accordance with all health and safety policies, procedures, and risk assessments.

For full details of the role and required competencies, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk