Cleaning & Catering Assistant

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Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is hiring a Cleaning & Catering Assistant in Bristol. This role involves maintaining cleanliness according to NHS standards and providing catering services to patients. With a competitive hourly rate starting from £12.51, as well as additional perks like 27 days of paid holiday and a contributory pension scheme, this position promises to offer valuable experience in a supportive environment. Join a team dedicated to delivering excellent care to the local population.

Benefits

27 days holiday per year

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Paid statutory holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning roles adhering to hygiene standards.
• Ability to assist in providing catering services to patients.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe and clean environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean the hospital according to NHS protocols.
• Serve food to patients and assist with catering services.
• Maintain hygiene in clinical and non-clinical areas.

Skills

Cleaning standards

Catering service

Hygiene protocols

Job description

Cleaning & Catering Assistant | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Bristol, BS2 8HW

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Disability Confident:

Yes

About this job

Are you looking for a new challenge and want to be a part of our amazing team?

We are currently recruitingCleaning/Catering Assistantsto help us keep our hospital clean, and our patients fed.

With a new hourly rate of £12.51 per hour on weekdays, £17.63ph for weekday nights (after 8pm) & Saturdays, and £22.89ph for Sundays and Bank Holidays, there isn't a better time to join the team We are currently recruiting to:

• Monday to Friday - 13.30 - 20.00 - 30 hours per week As a Cleaning and Catering Assistant, you will be helping to support the clinical team in their delivery of a high standard of patient service and clinical care to the people of our local population.

You will be responsible for maintaining a safe, clean & hygienic environment, whilst providing a catering service to our inpatients.

Your main responsibilities will be to clean the hospital to the required standard following NHS cleaning protocols; you will lead in the cleaning of clinical and non-clinical areas.

You will also be responsible for the serving of food to our patients, providing a basic catering service.

We also offer great benefits which include:

• • Starting salary of £12.51 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
• Flexible working hours 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.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Jan 2026

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