Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-7908449-SL
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hydrotherapy Pool
- Town
- Soundwell
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/04/2026
Employer heading
Aquatic Therapy Assistant Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.
Job overview
We are seeking an Aquatic Therapy Assistant to join us at the Hydrotherapy pool in Soundwell. We provide warm water and aquatic therapy to both adults and children with a variety of conditions including learning and/or neurological disabilities.
We are seeking a person with experience in pool maintenance and/or physiotherapy assistant skills. However, we can provide training and support to facilitate role development, please contact us to discuss the role and to arrange an informal visit.
The post offers:
- Training and development opportunities
- Networking with other services
- Well established supervision and appraisal structures
Main duties of the job
- Support the work of Physiotherapists across Sirona with the provision and delivery of Aquatic therapy programmes
- Deliver specific skilled aquatic therapy programmes to pool users
- Support the pool manager to ensure that the pool operates to safety standards
- Participate in assessment of the service user in the pool as required by the therapist
- Participate in clinical supervision in relation to their own caseload with a more senior colleague
- Monitor service user’s response to therapy intervention and feedback to the Therapist, jointly setting new targets as required
- Management of pool time through booking system to ensure sufficient staffing and that service user needs are met to enable effective treatment
- Assist with the planning and delivery of groups as required
- Produce simple programmes as needed
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find the attached Job description for the full duties of this role, and person specification.
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Recognised childcare / health care / social care qualification at NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience
Desirable criteria
- Hold accredited Pool Plant training qualification
- Completed an aquatic therapy for assistants’ course
- Completed pool evacuation training
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience of working with children and/or adults with learning disabilities
- To be able to use IT for key team functions (e.g. MS Outlook, MS Teams, Excel, EMIS) as well as specific clinical related uses as required
- Able to work independently and with remote supervision
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a hydrotherapy pool delivering care plans
- Experience of working as an assistant practitioner
- Experience delivering training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bryony Bateman
- Job title
- Hydrotherapy Pool Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03001256453
List jobs with Sirona care & health CIC in Allied Health Professions or all sectors