Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - as and when agreed
- Job ref
- 342-BAHK-1026
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bath NHS House
- Town
- Bath
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 2 Bank Housekeeper - Hillview lodge Bath
Band 2
Job overview
The successful post holder will provide a catering and cleaning service for our Service Users, Staff and Visitors across our Wards and Departments.
You will be working as part of an established Team who provide a full Hotel Services function.
This role is advertised as a bank role. Shifts will be agreed as and when there is availability for both parties. Shift patterns are 07.00 - 13.30 &/or 10.00 - 18.30, Monday to Sunday.
Main duties of the job
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 patient meals and and beverages.
Housekeepers will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work to meet the needs of the Ward and the Patients.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the main duties and responsibilities of this role please see attached Job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Good written skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Good numeracy skills
- Food Hygiene Awareness
- COSSH Awareness
- Able to work on own initiative
- Flexible approach to working
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of Housekeeping Duties
- Previous experience of use of cleaning equipment
- Previous experience of Catering Duties
- Food Hygiene Awareness
- NVQ 1 in Cleaning and support services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachael Perryman
- Job title
- Facilities Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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