Bank Lifeguard

Job description

Job responsibilities

Additional Information

Physical Skills and Effort

The role requires physical effort with assisting with the pool hoist in and out of the pool, assisting patients in submersible hydrotherapy pool chairs or shower chairs, moving large changing plinths, carrying laundry bags of towels, hosing down flooring or equipment, cleaning pool equipment, mopping poolside flooring to reduce standing water, using machines to remove water from the flooring. This role includes long periods of standing or sitting. The role can also include long periods of sustained concentration to ensure safety of all pool users

• Working conditions

The therapeutic hydrotherapy pool has an air temperature of between 28-32 degrees, the water temperature is between 30-35 degrees. The working environment can be consistently hot to work in. The nature of the pool setting has inherent risks of a slippery floor and people moving around the environment with slippery wet surfaces.

Risk Management & Good practice

• Risk Management involves all staff identifying circumstances and practices which put patients at risk of harm, and then acting to both prevent and control these. Staff are required to improve the quality of care by identifying, reporting and analysing actual and potential adverse events through the trusts Clinical Incident Reporting system.

All clinical staff are required to familiarise themselves with the Trusts Clinical Risk Management Strategy and all other Clinical Risk policies and guidelines, including the Trusts Complaints Procedure. (These documents are available on the Trusts Intranet Site).

Risk Management and Health and Safety

All employees of the Trust have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by employees acts or omissions. Employees are required to co-operate with management to enable the Trust to meet its own legal duties and to report any circumstances that may compromise the health, safety and welfare of those affected by the Trust undertakings.

This requires the following:

• Compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 and any other relevant safety regulations.

• Being familiar with and following the provisions of the Trusts Health and Safety Policy and all other policies, procedures and safety rules of the Trust and your specific work place
• Co-operating with all measures the Trust takes to maintain a safe working environment. This includes using manual handling equipment, wearing personal protective equipment, etc.

• Compliance with all instruction and training given by members of the Trust relating to health and safety.

• Bringing to the attention of the Trust any situation considered to be a serious and imminent danger; also reporting any other perceived shortcoming in the Trusts health & safety arrangements.

Infection Control

It is the responsibility of all staff, in accordance with The Health Act 2006, to:

• Ensure high standards of hand hygiene and that good practices in infection control are promoted and maintained in their area of control
• Co-operate with all efforts to reduce and/or eliminate the risk of spread of undesirable/infectious organisms
• Adhere to the appropriate policies regarding screening, admission and transfer of potentially infectious patients
• Report to their Manager and Occupational Health all incidents of sharps injuries where the sharp is contaminated with blood or serum.
• Participate in any screening programmes initiated by the Director of Infection Prevention and Control
• Protect the health and safety of patients and other staff by informing their Manager and/or Occupational Health before reporting to work with transmissible harmful/potentially harmful conditions

Confidentiality and Information Security

As a Trust employee, you are required to uphold the confidentiality of all records held by the Trust, whether patient records of Trust information. This duty lasts indefinitely, and will continue after you leave the Trust employment. Please ensure that you are aware of, and adhere to, the standards described in the Trust's Confidentiality Policy as you are required to preserve the confidentiality of any information regarding patients, staff (in connection with their employment), and the practice business and this obligation shall continue indefinitely.

A breach of this requirement will be regarded as gross misconduct and as such will be grounds for dismissal, subject to the provision of the disciplinary procedure.

Records Management

As an employee of the Trust, you have a legal responsibility for all records (e.g. including patient records, financial, personal and administrative) that you father or use as part of your work within the Trust. The records may be paper, electronic, microfiche, audio, videotapes or x ray images etc. All such records are considered public records (under the Public Records Act 1958). You must consult your manager if you have any doubt as to the correct management of the records with which you work.

Competence

You are responsible for limiting your actions to those which you feel competent to undertake. If you have any doubts about your competence during the course of your duties, you should immediately speak to your line manager/supervisor.

Safeguarding Children and Adults

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt NHS Foundation Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children and Adults very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the Trust in its duties by:-

1) Attending mandatory training on Safeguarding children and adults.

2) Being familiar with the individual and Trust requirements under relevant legislation.

3) Adhering to all relevant national and local policies, procedures, practice guidelines and professional codes.

4) Reporting any concerns to the appropriate manager or authority

Continuous Improvement

We are committed to creating a culture of continuous improvement at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Our staff are valued, encouraged, and empowered to suggest and to get involved in delivering improvements in their areas of work.

To play your part in contributing to this culture, you should participate in improvement activities at a level appropriate to your role. This includes attending relevant quality improvement training, and applying these skills to improve the health, wellbeing, and experience of our patients, staff and local population.

Transition to NHS Net Zero

The Trust is committed to implementing and promoting environmental sustainability. The postholder will demonstrate a commitment to sustainable practices and continuous improvement to contribute to the Trusts goals, principles and initiatives in line with the sustainability strategy. This may include attendance at appropriate sustainability training. This Commitment aligns with the NHS ambition to achieve Net Carbon Zero

General

This job description does not attempt to describe all the tasks the post holder will undertake. It does indicate the degree of authority, range of duties covered and the flexibility required for the job.

This job description may be amended in consultation with the post holder as developments evolve, and as part of the appraisal process.

You have a responsibility for ensuring that you are committed to maintaining a high quality service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence, National Service Frameworks, NICE Guidance and Clinical Guidance and by audit against clinically relevant standards.

To suggest and implement improvements to services, exercising professional responsibility, including lifelong learning within an open "no-blame culture".

To promote equality and value diversity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification or recognised equivalent lifeguarding qualification

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 care certificate or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a lifeguard and experience of working in a pool setting

Desirable

• Experience in hospital/care setting, Experience working with general public and awareness of customer service, Experience of working with people who have a disability or healthcare needs, Experience of working as a team

Skills

Essential

• Advanced swimming abilities

Desirable

• Healthcare related qualifications, Experience of leadership, First aid qualification Experience of managing others, IT skills/qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital

Twmpath Lane,

Gobowen

SY10 7AG

Employer's website

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