Cleaning & Catering Assistant

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

27 days holiday pro rata

Paid statutory holidays

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Cleaning & Catering Assistants to support clean, safe, and welcoming environments for patients, visitors and staff in the Bristol area.

Shifts vary by schedule, including weekdays and weekends. The role includes cleaning duties, meal service support, and adherence to infection control and safety procedures in a busy NHS setting.

Qualifications

• Basic Education - Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field
• Previous NHS experience

Responsibilities

• Cleaning ward and clinical environments to high standards.
• Preparing, serving and monitoring patient meals and drinks.
• Using equipment and technology safely, including tablets and ordering systems.
• Following infection prevention, food hygiene, COSHH and health and safety procedures.
• Maintaining accurate records, completing checklists and reporting issues when needed.
• Supporting colleagues and working closely with ward teams to deliver an excellent service.

Education

NVQ Level 1

Cleaning Experience

Job description

Are you ready to join a team where every shift helps support excellent patient care?

We are recruiting Cleaning & CateringAssistants who play a vital role in creating a clean, safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and staff. If you're someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys helping others and thrives as part of a team, we'd love to hear from you

We are currently recruiting to the following shifts:

• Monday - Friday - 13:30-20:00 - 30 hours per week
• Monday - Friday - 14.30 - 21.00- 30 hours per week
• Monday - Friday - 07:00-14:00 - 32.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday - 07.00-11.00 - 20 hours per week
• Monday - Friday -15.00 - 22.00- 32.5 hours per week
• Saturday - Tuesday - 07:00-15:00 - 30 hours per week

With a new hourly rate of £12.92 per hour on weekdays, £18.22ph for weekday nights (after 8pm) & Saturdays, and £23.64ph for Sundays and Bank Holidays, there isn't a better time to join the team!

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Cleaning ward and clinical environments to high standards.
• Preparing, serving and monitoring patient meals and drinks.
• Using equipment and technology safely, including tablets and ordering systems.
• Following infection prevention, food hygiene, COSHH and health and safety procedures.
• Maintaining accurate records, completing checklists and reporting issues when needed.
• Supporting colleagues and working closely with ward teams to deliver an excellent service.

We also offer great benefits which include:-

• Starting salary of £12.92 per hour!
• This post also attracts pay uplift for unsociable hours if worked.
• 27 days holiday per year pro rata
• Paid statutory holidays
• Contributory pension scheme

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.

Qualifications and Training

• Basic Education - Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous NHS experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.