Bank General Hotel Services Assistant - Southmead, Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Bristol is seeking bank workers for housekeeping and catering roles in inpatient facilities at Southmead Hospital. Responsibilities include ensuring cleanliness and preparing meals for patients. This position requires flexibility and the ability to work in an environment with service users displaying challenging behaviour. Hours are fixed with no weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Flexible attitude to work to meet the needs of the ward and patients.
• Ability to work in a distracting environment with service users displaying challenging behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff by ensuring a clean environment for patient care.
• Prepare and serve meals and beverages to patients.
• Assist with all cleaning and catering related activities at ward level.

Job description

Job overview

Come and join our friendly and hardworking team of housekeepers and catering assistants working in our mental health inpatient facilities at Southmead Hospital as a bank worker.

Housekeepers support the nursing staff to provide an appropriate environment for patient care. Your duties will include general cleaning of all ward/departmental areas, the preparation, presentation and service of patients meals and beverages.

You will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to your work to meet the needs of the ward and the patients.

Our hours for morning workers are from 07:30 to 13:30

Our hours for evening workers are from 16:00 to 19:00

There are no weekend shifts and there can be no variation to the hours advertised.

This is a bank position, and previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

GHSA (General Hotel Services Assistants) are expected to help out with all cleaning and catering related activities at ward level, where there may be constant distractions and contact with service users displaying disturbed and challenging behaviour on a frequent basis.