University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Bank Cleaning and Catering Assistant

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Job summary

As a Bank Cleaning and Catering Assistant you will work within the Facilities team which provides an appropriate environment for patient care.

Duties include general cleaning, the preparation and presentation of patients' meals and drinks and some portering duties.

You will be allocated duties from the key tasks listed below and will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to work, to meet the needs of service delivery to the patients within Healthcare premises.

Main duties of the job

Cleaning

You will undertake general cleaning of clinical and non-clinical areas providing a safe and hygienic environment for patient care, including:

  • Vacuuming and dusting
  • Mopping floors
  • Cleaning toilets and bathrooms
  • Cleaning beds and re-making with clean linen
  • Safely managing and collecting clinical and non-clinical waste

Catering

You will assist with the preparation and presentation of meals and drinks for inpatients on wards, including:

  • Cooking frozen meals
  • Recording temperatures of meals before serving
  • Serving drinks to patients, serving meals when clinical staff are unavailable
  • Clearing up after mealtimes
  • Cleaning kitchen and dining room areas
  • Collecting and delivering food trolleys throughout our hospitals

Training and Shift Patterns

You will be required to complete 10 training shifts which include:

  • 5 full days of skills training in week 1
  • 3 cleaning shifts in Bristol Royal Infirmary - from 7am to 2pm
  • 4 catering shifts

Please be aware, for your training compliance it is best that these shifts are completed close together. You won't be able to book shifts until all of your training is completed.

Once you complete your training, available shift patterns include:

  • 7am to 2pm
  • 1:30pm to 8pm
  • 5pm to 8pm
  • 4pm to 10pm
  • Nightshifts 10pm to 6am

About us

We truly value all of our Bank staff, providing them with development opportunities and flexible working patterns so they can create a career that works for them. Employing a variety of staff, from Nurses to Porters and Clerical staff to Cleaners, there's a role for everyone at UHBW.

If you need some employment to work around your current lifestyle, Bank can help you create a working schedule which is as flexible as you need it to be.

Details

Date posted

29 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience £11.45 hour + 12.07%

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

387-Bank-HSA-FEB-24-KM

Job locations

Trustwide

Bristol

BS2 8HW


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Previous customer service experience
  • Basic Education - Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field
  • Previous NHS experience
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Previous customer service experience
  • Basic Education - Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field
  • Previous NHS experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Trustwide

Bristol

BS2 8HW


Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Trustwide

Bristol

BS2 8HW


Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Non-Clinical Operations Manager

Julie Rose

bankrecruitment@uhbristol.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

29 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience £11.45 hour + 12.07%

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

387-Bank-HSA-FEB-24-KM

Job locations

Trustwide

Bristol

BS2 8HW


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