Band 2 General Hotel Services Assistant - Salisbury

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Salisbury is seeking Housekeepers to join their caring team, providing essential support to nursing staff and ensuring a safe environment for patients. Responsibilities include cleaning and meal service. The role requires a flexible attitude to adapt to ward needs and the ability to handle challenging situations. This position promotes inclusivity and diversity among applicants.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the ward and patients.
• Ability to work in a distracting environment.
• Good communication skills to interact with service users.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff in maintaining a clean environment.
• Prepare, present, and serve meals to patients.
• Engage with service users who may display challenging behaviour.

Job description

Housekeepers support the nursing staff in providing a safe and appropriate environment for patient care. Duties include general cleaning of all ward and departmental areas, as well as the preparation, presentation, and service of patients’ meals. Housekeepers are expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work to meet the needs of the ward and its patients.

Come and join our friendly and hardworking team of housekeepers and catering assistants working in our mental health inpatient facilities at Fountain Way Hospital.

Our hours for morning shifts are 10:00 to 18:00.

General Hotel Services Assistants (GHSAs) are expected to support all cleaning and catering-related activities at ward level. This role involves working in an environment with frequent distractions and regular contact with service users who may display disturbed or challenging behaviour.

Please see attached Job Description file for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tara Higgins Job title: Facilities Operational Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07955311983

30 Hours Per Week. Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri. 10:00 - 18:00