Band 2 General Hotel Services Assistant - Callington Road, Bristol

General Hotel Services Assistant 22.5 hours per week, working on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 07.30 to 16.00 (including unpaid breaks)

Enhanced pay is payable for hours worked on a Saturday and Sunday, and also on Bank and Public Holidays .

We are seeking a member of staff to join our established team of General Health Assistants, to ensure that we can provide a 7 day service across the Department.

General Health Service Assistants support the Wards and Departments of Callington Road Hospital by providing a Portering, Cleaning, and Catering service.

The duties of the post are wide ranging and the tasks vary day to day. General Health Service Assistants are expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work on a daily basis to meet the needs of the Department., 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.

Portering -To sort, pack and deliver Cook-Freeze meals, fresh and ambient goods and all associated catering items to Wards on a daily/weekly/as need basis. To ensure compliance with Trust Policy and Legislation.

To deliver/collect Function Catering items to various areas of the Unit as required ensuring compliance with Trust Policy and Legislation. Collection and delivery between wards and departments of post, stores, laundry, pharmacy items, medical gases, pathological specimens and furniture and equipment.

Post duties including the collection, sorting and delivery of all postal items.

Catering - The preparation and service of breakfast items, 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.

Other duties - Handling and disposal of waste, periodic cleaning, such as carpet shampooing and curtain changing.

The duties are of a physical nature, and some of the work is undertaken outside, so the ability to work in adverse weather situations, such as rain, snow and cold weather is essential.

Previous experience is desirable, and details of this experience, should be demonstrated on the Application Form. Please do take the time to read the Job Description fully before applying.

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.