Job overview
Looking for a role where you can make a difference every day? Join our Facilities team and help provide a clean, safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and staff.
We are recruiting Cleaning & Catering Assistants to support services across our hospitals. As a key member of the team, you will help maintain high standards of cleanliness and support patient meal services, contributing directly to patient experience, comfort and safety.
We're seeking enthusiastic, reliable and customer-focused individuals who take pride in their work and enjoy being part of a team.
If you're looking for a role where your work truly matters and where every shift helps support outstanding patient care, we'd love to hear from you.
Competitive pay rates include:
- £12.92 per hour for weekday shifts
- £18.22 per hour for weekday nights (after 8pm) and Saturdays
- £23.64 per hour for Sundays and Bank Holiday
Main duties of the job
What you'll be doing:
- Cleaning clinical and non-clinical areas in line with NHS standards and infection prevention procedures.
- Maintaining wards, patient areas, bathrooms and communal spaces to a high standard.
- Preparing and serving food and beverages to patients.
- Cleaning kitchen and food service areas.
- Safely handling waste, linen and cleaning equipment.
- Working as part of a friendly team to deliver excellent support services
The shifts we have available are:
- Monday to Friday 07:10-13:30 - 30 hours a week
- Monday to Friday 16:30-19:30 - 15 hours a week
- Two week rolling rota - 30 hours a week
- Two week rolling rota - 21 hours a week
We also offer great benefits which include:-
- Starting salary of £12.92 per hour!
- This post also attracts pay uplift for unsociable hours if worked.
- 27 days holiday per year pro rata
- Paid statutory holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible working hours
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Basic Education – Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
Desirable
- NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field
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This advert is for Cleaning & Catering Assistant - Weston with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston General Hospital. It is listed as a Band 2 Catering assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,272 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: (other contracts available). The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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