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Band 2 Hotel Services Assistant - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Bristol, BS4 5BJ £25,272 a year Permanent Posted 1 September 2026 Apply by 15 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health NHS Partnership, Bath

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Role description

Job summary

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply.

The successful candidate will be providing cover across all areas of the Hospital, which will change daily, so a flexible approach to working is essential.

You will be working as part of an established Team who provide a full Hotel Services function across the Hospital.Right to Work in the UK: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

Catering - The handling, reheating, and service of cook-freeze meals. Making light snacks including salads, sandwiches and beverages. Washing up and associated cleaning within the ward kitchen and dining room.

Cleaning - Cleaning all areas of the Hospital, including bedrooms with en-suite facilities, bathrooms, day rooms, lounges, corridors, offices and other areas of the Ward.

Other duties - Handling and disposal of waste, curtain changing and laundering.

About us

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.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.

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-EFM044-0926

Job locations

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane, Brislington

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 theremay be constant distractions and contact with service users displaying disturbed and challenging behaviour on a frequent basis.

Person Specification

Essential

Previous Housekeeping Experience
Previous Catering Experience
Food Hygiene Awareness
COSHH Awareness
Flexible approach/Teamwork

Desirable

Literate
Numerate

Other Requirements

Essential

Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.

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.