Leisure and Wellbeing Assistant

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

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Job summary

The Oasis Centre is a bespoke, purpose-built wellbeing centre which focusses on supporting the Health and Wellbeing needs of NHS staff across the organisation. We offer a swimming pool alongside a gym with taught classes.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and customer services skills, as the role requires regular interaction with staff and clients using the facilities. The Oasis centre is open Monday-Friday 06:00-21:00 and Saturday and Sunday 08:00-16:00. The successful candidate will need to work on a rota basis covering the full opening hours.

About us

Here at Portsmouth University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandrea Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. We are looking for an experienced clerical officer with reception experience to join the Occupational Health Department at Queen Alexandra Hospital. This is a key role within the team as you will be one of the first points of contact for all our clients. The right candidate will need to possess excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as the ability to communicate with all groups of staff. Experience of working in a busy and challenging environment is essential. If you have an aptitude for office work, have an eye for detail with regard to data entry and possess a willingness to be flexible and work as part of a team, please do apply.

Date posted

21 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF780Q

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Carry out the full range of Leisure/Wellbeing Centre duties including, but not limited to: Equipment checks, pool monitoring, gym inductions and writing programs for new and existing members. Carry out the full range of admin and clerical duties of the centre, including the processing of payments. Dealing with telephone and membership enquiries. Provide Health Improvement advice which supports the care and education of users Deliver a variety of exercise programmes in line with service requirements Deliver a variety of group or 1:1 exercise classes/sessions that will support a diverse range of needs Work with the Oasis team leader to develop a variety of events, topics and themes that will promote health, fitness and wellbeing of employees across the organization Act as the responsible person in charge of the centre in the absence of the centre manager or their deputy Attend scheduled staff training to maintain NPLQ status

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum of Level 2 certificate in Exercise Instruction

Desirable

National Pool lifeguard or pool emergency responder qualification

Experience

Essential

Leisure and fitness qualifications that will enable the post holder to deliver a broad range of exercise and fitness classes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum of Level 2 certificate in Exercise Instruction

Desirable

National Pool lifeguard or pool emergency responder qualification

Experience

Essential

Leisure and fitness qualifications that will enable the post holder to deliver a broad range of exercise and fitness classes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.