Job summary
- Main area
- Catering Department
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 week rota - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays.)
- Job ref
- 374-JY939
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne Hospital
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £23,615 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/01/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Catering Assistant / Host
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.
Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.
In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.
Job overview
We are looking for a Catering Assistant / Host to work within the Catering Team at Eastbourne Hospital and part of the Facilities liaising with ward staff and Housekeepers. Providing a catering support service and carrying out hygiene tasks. This is an important role that has a direct impact on the service that is provided to our customers.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied role and tasks include stocking up, packing catering ward requirements for delivery, carrying out hygiene tasks and delivering and collecting trolleys etc. to and from wards. Kitchen assistant tasks working as part of the catering team in the wash up, kitchen porters and main kitchen environment. Liaising with catering management / supervisor team to promote a effective and efficient service..
Working for our organisation
This is an important role within Catering and East Sussex Healthcare Trust and can have a direct impact on patients. Working within the Team and overall in the Trust can be very rewarding not just financially but also knowing as a team we are offering a wide ranging varied menu that is helping patients to be able to choose food they enjoy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working as part of the larger catering team to provide a service to the Trust as part of the patients, staff and visitors catering provisions. the job roll will include picking and packing ward food service boxes, working the central wash processing returned catering trollies from wards, kitchen porter work to support the main kitchen as part of the daily cleaning and pot wash area.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of standard level of education to GCSE level
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in catering service
- Understanding kitchen hygiene
- Team worker
- Understanding of Health & Safety in the work place
- Flexability to working patterns
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Park
- Job title
- Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Catering Team Leaders EDGH 0300 131 4500
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