Host and Catering Assistant

Spire Bristol Hospital have an exciting opportunity for 2 experienced and motivated Host & Catering Assistants to join our hardworking Catering team on a permanent, part time basis. 

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

Earliest start 6.45am. Latest finish 10pm. (7.45pm Sat and Sunday) 

Working 3 days per week. Shifts typically 8 hours with 30 minute meal break.  Also typically every other weekend, but flexibility is key!  

Additional hours may be available as overtime, in the event of colleague sickness. 

• →·  Deliver outstanding customer service to patients, ensuring a professional, compassionate and positive experience at all times. 
• →·  Take patient meal orders, ensuring dietary requirements and allergens are recorded accurately. 
• →·  Deliver meals, beverages and refreshments to patients in a professional and caring manner. 
• →·  Promote and serve food and beverage options to visitors, including taking payments where required. 
• →·  Maintain high standards of food hygiene, food safety and infection prevention at all times. 
• →·  Collect trays and carry out washing up, cleaning and waste handling duties. 
• →·  Complete routine catering, food safety and health and safety checks in line with departmental procedures. 
• →·  Replenish stock and maintain clean, safe and organised catering areas. 
• →·  Work closely with clinical and catering teams to support an excellent patient experience.

• 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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.