Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 2 Bank Housekeeper - Bristol Area

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata (pay award pending)

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

342-BAHK-0625

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the main duties and responsibilities of this role please see attached Job description and person specification.

Job description

Job 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

Essential

  • Good written skills
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Good numeracy skills
  • Food Hygiene Awareness
  • COSSH Awareness
  • 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.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of Housekeeping Duties
  • Previous experience of use of cleaning equipment
  • Previous experience of Catering Duties
  • Food Hygiene Awareness
  • NVQ 1 in Cleaning and support services
Person Specification

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

  • Good written skills
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Good numeracy skills
  • Food Hygiene Awareness
  • COSSH Awareness
  • 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.

Desirable

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

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW


Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW


Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Hotel Services Supervisor

Buba Touray

bubatouray@nhs.net

01173546999

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata (pay award pending)

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

342-BAHK-0625

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW


Supporting documents

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