Band 2 Bank Housekeeper - Bristol Area

Somerset NHS Charity; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in the NHS is seeking a Band 2 Bank Housekeeper in Bristol. The role supports nursing staff by maintaining high standards of cleanliness and organizing meal services, contributing to patient care. Successful candidates will demonstrate flexibility and have a compassionate approach to patients. This role is essential in ensuring a welcoming and safe environment for those in care.

Qualifications

• Experience of Housekeeping Duties desirable.
• Ability to cope with challenging behavior.
• Familiarity with cleaning equipment and catering duties.

Responsibilities

• General cleaning of all Ward/Departmental areas.
• Preparation and service of patient meals and beverages.
• Demonstrate a flexible attitude in a challenging environment.

Skills

Initiative

Flexibility

Empathy

Education

NVQ 1 in Cleaning and Support Services

Job description

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

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

• 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.
• Previous experience of Housekeeping Duties
• Previous experience of use of cleaning equipment
• Previous experience of Catering Duties
• NVQ 1 in Cleaning and support services

We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities, people with ‘lived-experience’ of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities,– we are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities).

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.

Please apply to join us, we would love to hear from you. Any personal details you supply to us are kept safe in line with the General Data Protection Regulations.

Adverts normally close for application a few minutes before midnight on the closing date and we will let you know if we are offering you an interview by email via our recruitment system ‘TRAC’. We contact all applicants within 4 weeks after the closing date, so please check your emails regularly once you have submitted your application; you are welcome to contact us, via the TRAC system, if you have any queries about your application.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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