Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities
- Grade
- Non-AFC - LLW
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Other
- Job ref
- 343-NN-6944083-FM-HM
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom University Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £13.15 per hour (not Agenda for change)
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Host (Epsom)
Non-AFC - LLW
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
As a ward hostess 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, staff and various stakeholders.
Various positions available.
***Salary £13.15 per hour. Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change***
Main duties of the job
Ward Host (Epsom)
Role is based primarily at Epsom General Hospital
Full Time & Part Time Contract Available
Shift pattern will include evening and weekend working
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
This ward host role is mainly based at Epsom hospital and we expect our team members to work across trust wide which is Epsom and St Helier hospitals.
If you have a driving license and a car, it will be an advantage and also you can reach our hospitals via public transport.
***Salary £11.95 per hour. Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change***
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Health & Safety Awareness
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 1& 2 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous work in a customer facing role
- Able to read, write and converse in English
- Able to understand and following written and verbal instructions
- Effective oral and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a healthcare setting
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. 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
- Testine Augustine
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Catering Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07391393986
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