Bank Host and Catering Assistant

Host Catering Assistant Warrington Private Hospital Flexible working hours £12.26 per hour enhancement available Excellent benefits

Spire Cheshire Hospital, Warrington is currently looking for an experienced Catering Assistant to join their hospitality team on a bank/ad-hoc basis.

At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

Contract type

Bank/Zero-hour
Working hours: Combination of shifts to cover 19.00 - 22.00 or 15.00 - 19.00 Monday to Friday. Occasional weekends will be required.

As Catering Assistant, you will be responsible to provide a quality food and beverage service to patients, staff and visitors and maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout all areas of the hospital.

Duties and responsibilities (not limited)

• Responsible for taking meal orders from patients and visitors on a daily basis
• Observe all dietary requirements as identified on nurses list and ensure patient's menu choice is compatible
• Identifying and correctly dealing with any patient allergies when taking orders and ensuring this is communicated to the kitchen following the correct process
• Responsible for the service (including clearing and washing) of food and beverages to patients, visitors and staff
• Responsible for offering and serving refreshments before and after a meal and as required at patients or visitors requests
• Responsible for washing, drying and putting away of returned trays, crockery, cutlery and glassware
• Ensures the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the pantry in compliance with hygiene training
• Ensures cleaning jobs are completed and signed for in accordance with cleaning schedules and procedures

Who we're looking for

• Whilst no formal qualifications are required you must be able to communicate with other members of staff and patients clearly and your personal appearance must be of a high standard, expected in a professional healthcare environment
• Experience of working in a similar role, in a customer facing environment
• Ability to work evenings and possibly some weekends
• Good communication skills
• Ability to establish rapport with all customers
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ability to work on own initiative and with a methodical approach to work
• Maintains high standards

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 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 park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 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

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

Our Values

• We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

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.