Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 2 General Hotel Services Assistant - Salisbury

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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.

Housekeepers will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work to meet the needs of the Ward and the Patients.

Come and join our friendly and hardworking team of housekeepers and catering assistants working in our Mental Health inpatient facilities at Fountain Way Hospital.

Our hours for morning workers are from 10:00 to 18:00

All shifts are 5 days over 7 days working.

Main duties of the job

GHSA (General Hotel Services Assistants) are expected to help out with all cleaning and catering related activities at ward level, where there may be constant distractions and contact with service users displaying disturbed and challenging behaviour on a frequent basis.

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.

Date posted

16 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year (Pay award pending)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-EFM059-0924

Job locations

Fountain Way Hospital

Wilton Road

Salisbury

SP2 7FD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Helping out with the cleaning and catering at ward level and in community units within staff and patient areas.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Helping out with the cleaning and catering at ward level and in community units within staff and patient areas.

Person Specification

Role Requirements

Essential

Able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.
Basic Numeracy Skills
Able to follow a written schedule of work
Able to work on own initiative and unsupervised
Able to complete essential training within agreed timescales to include Level 2 Food Hygiene and COSHH awareness
Basic computer skills
Able to demonstrate a good understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

Previous experience of Housekeeping
Previous experience of use of cleaning equipment
Previous experience of catering duties
Food Hygiene Awareness
NVQ1 in cleaning and support.

Person Specification

Role Requirements

Essential

Able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.
Basic Numeracy Skills
Able to follow a written schedule of work
Able to work on own initiative and unsupervised
Able to complete essential training within agreed timescales to include Level 2 Food Hygiene and COSHH awareness
Basic computer skills
Able to demonstrate a good understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

Previous experience of Housekeeping
Previous experience of use of cleaning equipment
Previous experience of catering duties
Food Hygiene Awareness
NVQ1 in cleaning and support.

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

Fountain Way Hospital

Wilton Road

Salisbury

SP2 7FD

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

Fountain Way Hospital

Wilton Road

Salisbury

SP2 7FD

Employer's website

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