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Location
Salary
£23,615 Per annum / Pro rata
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
02 Jan 2025
Contract Type
Permanent: Various shifts available
Posted Date
19 Dec 2024

Job overview

Patient Catering Host  Monday - Sunday

We have several vacancies for Patient Catering  Hosts to join our patient catering team. There are various shifts available across Monday to Sunday.

Dependent on applicants preferences we can cater for a variety of combinations of the shifts above.

To provide high standards of both food and customer services to patients in accordance to best care practices.

Duties will include providing breakfast, lunch and supper meal time services including beverages whilst ensuring the ward and kitchen environments are kept to an acceptable level of cleanliness.

Main duties of the job

As a patient catering  host you will help to enhance our patient well-being and their experience in the hospital.

Working closely with other hospital staff you will be expected to deliver a great level of customer service to all patients, visitors and staff.

Ensuring a high quality food and beverage service is provided (Provision of meals and hot or cold beverages).

To communicate with Patients and visitors over their food choices and issues with the service that is being delivered in a tactful and courteous manner.

To maintain a pleasant customer focussed manner at all times.

Carry out cleaning duties and maintain hygiene levels to ensure Food Hygiene Legislation, Environmental Health Officer requirements and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Procedures are conformed to and maintained.

To ensure all Codes of Practice for Food Safety, Health & Safety, Infection prevention, COSHH and HACCP are adhered to.

To monitor levels of food waste and report back to the Patient Catering Supervisors/ Co-ordinators.

To report maintenance defects and problems immediately to the Patient Catering Supervisors / Team Co-ordinators.

Security of all Trust property when on duty, in accordance with Departmental Policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing an efficient food and beverage service to patients on wards ensuring that food and beverages meets patients medical, dietary and cultural needs.

You will help to prepare the service areas with the necessary equipment, such as crockery, and condiments. In addition, you will be responsible, maintaining a high standard of hygiene and food handling, whilst ensuring all food served to patients is easily accessible.

Full uniform, on the job training and full Trust induction will be given so experience although desired is not essential.

Applicants must be fully vaccinated against Covid 19 before their start date

Ensuring a high quality food and beverage service is provided (Provision of meals and hot or cold beverages). Ensure correct storage, labelling and rotation of chilled produce is followed and relevant temperature monitoring is undertaken. To maintain food quality and service at all times and to action any defects immediately and proactively.

To maintain a pleasant customer focussed manner at all times.