# Bank Leisure Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** CUH - Staff Bank Services
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Salary:** £25272.00
- **Contract type:** Bank Registration
- **Employment type:** Flexible working
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T15:58:31.305Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8170949
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8170949?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cuh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you a reliable, hardworking individual who thrives in a busy environment?

Staff Bank Services successfully provides temporary staffing throughout Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via a variety of different assignments.

We are looking to register reliable, hardworking Qualified Lifeguards who would thrive in a busy leisure centre. Some weekend work will be required.

We are keen to hear from qualified Lifeguards who are looking for an exciting opportunity.

We have training and ongoing support available in a variety of areas within the Trust.

### Main duties of the job

To safeguard swimmers who make use of the swimming pool at the Frank Lee Centre and to carry out emergency rescues, First Aid and CPR, if required, and exercising considerable vigilance when on poolside.

To supervise the gym when necessary and safeguard the members who use the fitness facilities.

Train and become efficient within all areas of the Centre.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

The advert will close at midnight on 23 August 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 2 September 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills including telephone, email, face to face
- Ability to follow processes and procedures
- Ability to manage time working to schedule and timescales
- Basic IT skills – ability to use Microsoft Office Outlook
- Good organisational skills
- Willing to take on / learn new skills
- Ability to show attention to detail
- Ability to adapt to change
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents

**Desirable**

- Ability to touch type

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of customer service

**Desirable**

- Basic knowledge of the Trust

### Experience

**Essential**

- Planning and organising straightforward tasks
- Working within agreed guidelines to set timescales
- Experience of using IT packages
- Previous relevant experience

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in an office environment or reception
- Experience of customer service or dealing with the public
- Previous experience of working in the NHS
- Lifesaving / Lifeguarding and CPR skills along with logged lifeguard training hours

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Numerate and literate
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

**Desirable**

- Educated to GCSE level A-C or equivalent

### Additional Requirements

**Essential**

- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

## Documents

- [applicant information pack (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544740)
- [information for applicants - completing your application (pdf, 222.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10473122)

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