Breakfast Host | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,575 per annum, pro rata including HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Slough, SL2 4HL |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6240827/151-LC159-C |
Summary
To assist in the preparation of all patient breakfast services. To ensure that all food is prepared in a safe and hygienic manner at all times. Working in conjunction with the ward team to provide a high quality service to patients at required times.
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
There will be a formal basic English and Maths test.
Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
• 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
This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Apr 2024
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