# Barista / Cafe Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/barista-cafe-assistant/70f173d3-af34-4e77-a66c-7024a95993a6
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/barista-cafe-assistant/70f173d3-af34-4e77-a66c-7024a95993a6.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bristol
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 21 hours per week (Thursday - Saturday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-26T13:31:11.910Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/University_Hospitals_Bristol_Weston_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Retail/Retail-v8036833
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8036833?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

With a new hourly rate of £12.92 per hour on weekdays, £18.22ph for weekday nights (after 8pm) & Saturdays, and £23.64ph for Sundays and Bank Holidays, there isn't a better time to join the team!

Do you have experience within a restaurant or cafe environment? Can you be a friendly face to patients, staff and visitors? Do you want to work in a  friendly team that is passionate about what they do?

This is a set shift pattern of:

- Thursday - 06:30pm - 12.30am
- Friday - 12.00pm - 08:00pm
- Saturday - 04:30pm - 12.30am

### Main duties of the job

Your day-to-day activities will include:

- Working with a team who are responsible for providing a seamless café experience to customers
- Serving patients, visitors and staff
- Completing relevant checklists and other paperwork related to the role
- Supporting new employees into the team
- Undertake stock takes as necessary
- Prepare food & coffees in an aesthetically pleasing manner
- Providing outstanding customer service in the retail units

The ideal candidate will:

- Have experience of working in a coffee/retail environment
- Be used to working in a busy environment
- Have a friendly, approachable personality, with a good work ethic

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

## Job Details

With a new hourly rate of £12.92 per hour on weekdays, £18.22ph for weekday nights (after 8pm) & Saturdays, and £23.64ph for Sundays and Bank Holidays, there isn't a better time to join the team!

Do you have experience within a restaurant or cafe environment? Can you be a friendly face to patients, staff and visitors? Do you want to work in a friendly team that is passionate about what they do?

This is a set shift pattern of:

Thursday - 06:30pm - 12.30am

Friday - 12.00pm - 08:00pm

Saturday - 04:30pm - 12.30am

## Job Description

Your day-to-day activities will include:

Working with a team who are responsible for providing a seamless café experience to customers

Serving patients, visitors and staff

Completing relevant checklists and other paperwork related to the role

Supporting new employees into the team

Undertake stock takes as necessary

Prepare food & coffees in an aesthetically pleasing manner

Providing outstanding customer service in the retail units

The ideal candidate will:

Have experience of working in a coffee/retail environment

Be used to working in a busy environment

Have a friendly, approachable personality, with a good work ethic

## Responsibilities

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

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Retail or catering experience

**Desirable**

- Previous NHS experience

### Skills and Abilities

**Essential**

- Able to use cafe equipment, including till and coffee machines
- Able to follow verbal and written instructions; for example when adhering to cleaning schedules

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Basic Education – Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills

**Desirable**

- NVQ Level 1 or Retail Catering Experience in a similar field

## Documents

- [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 567.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324966)

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