Host and Catering Assistant

Spire Murrayfield Hospital are looking to recruit a Host/ Kitchen Assistant to join their fantastic and dedicated team.This is a part time position working 22.5 hours per week

Duties and Responsibilities

• To work in close liaison with the clinical staff, understanding the special needs of the hospital on a day to day basis
• To be responsible for the day to day maintenance of the equipment provided, checking for faults and supply shortages and reporting them to the line manager
• Compliance with all Health and Safety at Work regulations including COSHH
• Work with guidance on moving and handling, as identified in corporate and local policy and discussed at Mandatory training sessions
• Quality assurance and patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times.
• Using your previous waitressing / waiting experience, you will ensuring meals and beverages are delivered to patients' rooms
• Responding to any ad-hoc requests from patients to ensure their comfortable stay
• Assisting in the kitchen and Dining Room
• Assisting the catering and housekeeping teams with day-to-day duties

Who we're looking for

• A customer service-focused approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in hospitality
• Able to work as part of a team
• Willing and able to complete mandatory training for COSSH, Manual Handling, Infection Control and Health & Safety in-house

Working Hours

22.5

Contract Type

Permanent

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car parking
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist resourcing team.
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Job Info

• Job Identification 27189
• Job Category Patient Support
• Posting Date 05/15/2026, 12:35 PM
• Apply Before 05/31/2026, 12:35 PM
• Job Schedule Part time
• Locations 122 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH12 6UD, GB