Cleaning and Catering Assistant - Afternoon Shifts

Are you ready to join a team where every shift helps support excellent patient care?

We are currently recruiting to the following shifts:

• Monday - Friday - 13:30-20:00 - 30 hours per week
• Monday - Friday - 14.30 - 21.00 - 30 hours per week
• Monday - Friday - 17:00 to 20:00 - 15 hours per week

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!

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Cleaning ward and clinical environments to high standards.
• Preparing, serving and monitoring patient meals and drinks.
• Using equipment and technology safely, including tablets and ordering systems.
• Following infection prevention, food hygiene, COSHH and health and safety procedures.
• Maintaining accurate records, completing checklists and reporting issues when needed.
• Supporting colleagues and working closely with ward teams to deliver an excellent service.

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

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year

pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

387-EF0556-MF

Job locations

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Basic Education - Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Basic Education - Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• 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

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job responsibilities

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

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Basic Education - Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• NVQ Level 1 or Cleaning Experience in a similar field

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience