Band 2 Hotel Services Assistant - Bristol
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Bristol, BS4 5BJ
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
14 days left
Job description
Previous Applicants Need Not Apply. The successful candidate will be providing cover across all areas of the Hospital, which will change daily, so a f...
Catering - The handling, reheating, and service of cook-freeze meals. Making light snacks including salads, sandwiches and beverages. Washing up and associated cleaning within the ward kitchen and dining room.
Cleaning - Cleaning all areas of the Hospital, including bedrooms with en-suite facilities, bathrooms, day rooms, lounges, corridors, offices and other areas of the Ward.
Other duties - Handling and disposal of waste, curtain changing and laundering.
Housekeepers support the Nursing Staff to provide an appropriate environment for patient care. Duties will include general cleaning of all Ward/Departmental areas and the preparation and presentation and service of patients' meals and beverages.Housekeepers will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work to meet the needs of the ward and the patients. Housekeepers are expected to work in a controlled and systematic way in an environment where theremay be constant distractions and contact with service users displaying disturbed and challenging behaviour on a frequent basis.
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Essential
Essential
- Previous Housekeeping Experience
- Previous Catering Experience
- Food Hygiene Awareness
- COSHH Awareness
- Flexible approach/Teamwork
Desirable
- Literate
- Numerate
Other Requirements
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
1 September 2026
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