Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - as and when required
- Job ref
- 342-BAHK-0625
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackberry Hill Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum pro rata (pay award pending)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 2 Bank Housekeeper - Bristol Area
Band 2
Job overview
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 there may be constant distractions and contact with service users displaying disturbed and challenging behaviour on a frequent basis.
Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy will close, this may be before the advertised closing date.
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 AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
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
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Buba Touray
- Job title
- Senior Hotel Services Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 3546999
- Additional information
Emma Cooper
Assistant Support Services Business Manager
0117 3546999 / 3547000
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