Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 17.5 hours per week (5 days out of 7 days)
- Job ref
- 151-LC265
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £11,607 per annum, including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Breakfast Host
Band 2
Job overview
To assist in the preparation of all patient breakfast services. To ensure that all food is always prepared in a safe and hygienic manner. Working in conjunction with the ward team to provide a high-quality service to patients at required times.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
We have an established team providing a breakfast service for a large hospital population across 7 days. The successful candidate must have excellent people skills to support and guide the team. All aspects of Food Safety, Health and Safety and Food Allergen Management will be part of the role and the successful candidate would be given full training to ensure our high standards are maintained.
We have approximately 25 wards serving patients – each large ward has its own dedicated breakfast ward host on duty from 0700 to 1030 working 5 out of seven days on a rota basis 17.5 hours per week.
All employees are expected to attend staff meetings and training sessions to ensure they are fully compliant with the needs of the service.
There is also the opportunity to support the team with bank shifts that may include longer shifts.
Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role.
There will be a formal basic English and Maths test.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To assist patients to select their breakfast on a daily basis. Where necessary taking into account medical, special dietary requirements and religious needs in conjunction with medical staff.
- To serve patient breakfasts including hot and cold beverages
- To refresh the patient water jugs at the start of the day
- To ensure patients have assistance with eating if required (e.g. food cut up, within easy reach etc.) and advise nursing staff of any areas of concern
- To take full responsibility for the ward kitchen, ensuring it is a clean and hygienic environment (Inc., stock rotation, disposal of out of date food and ordering essential items etc.)
- To deal with food and general waste generated by the service in the appropriate fashion
- To co-ordinate extra meal requirements that may arise, during the core working hours.
To complete all monitoring and reporting forms in relation to the provision of catering
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Standards of literacy
- Good general education
Desirable criteria
- Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene
- Good Knowledge of food safety /Kitchen
Specific Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
- Good command of the spoken English
- Good time keeping
- Organised and methodical
- Basic Numeracy
- Ability to follow clear instructions and feed back to senior staff
Desirable criteria
- IT Skills
- Good Communicator
- Willingness to learn new skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Customer care experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a service led and customer focused environment
- previous experience in a healthcare setting
Values
Essential criteria
- Hard working energetic and enthusiastic.
- Adaptable and show initiative
- Courteous, polite , and helpful
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Promotes respect and dignity acknowledge the rights of others.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Ram Mutyala
- Job title
- Assistant Hotel Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006153262
- Additional information
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