Host and Catering Assistant

Host and Catering Assistant (Bank) | Catering Department | Flexible ad-hoc shifts | Portsmouth

Spire Portsmouth Hospital have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Host & Catering Assistant to join our hardworking Catering team on the staffing bank.

This is a great chance to work within a leading private hospital, delivering high quality care to a wide range of patients. 

Spire Portsmouth Hospital offers world-class care within beautiful surroundings, and is part of one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, you can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to personalised treatments and as much aftercare as you clinically need

Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver meal and beverage services to patients in a courteous and professional manner
• Take patient meal orders and support individual dietary requirements where appropriate
• Ensure patient dining areas are clean, tidy and welcoming
• Assist with food preparation and presentation in line with hospital standards
• Maintain excellent food hygiene and infection prevention standards at all times
• Support stock control, replenishment and storage procedures
• Assist with clearing tables, collecting trays and maintaining cleanliness throughout service periods
• Work collaboratively with Catering, Facilities and Clinical teams to support patient needs
• Follow all health and safety procedures, policies and regulatory requirements
• Provide excellent customer service to patients, visitors and colleagues

Who we're looking for:

• Previous experience in catering, hospitality, customer service or healthcare environments is desirable
• A passion for delivering excellent service and supporting positive patient experiences
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Friendly, approachable and compassionate manner
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently when required
• Reliable, flexible and professional approach to work
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail
• Understanding of food hygiene principles and safe working practices
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining high standards
• Commitment to providing an excellent experience for patients, visitors and colleagues

Working Hours: Shifts as required - earlies & lates  Monday to Sunday 06:30-13:30 or 
13:30-22:00 

Contract:  Bank 0 hours flexible working 

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

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.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

About Us 

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards