Host and Catering Assistant

As a Catering Assistant, you will help prepare and deliver a high standard of food and beverage service to patients, visitors, consultants and colleagues throughout the hospital.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• →Assisting with the preparation, presentation and service of food and beverages to the required standards.
• →Serving food and refreshments to patients, colleagues, consultants and visitors in the restaurant and on hospital wards.
• →Engaging with patients and making them aware of the food and beverage options available to meet their individual needs.
• →Taking food and beverage orders while carefully following special dietary requirements and individual requests.
• →Maintaining effective stock control through stock rotation, date checking and ensuring packaging remains intact.
• →Following all food safety, hygiene, health and safety regulations, as well as the hospital’s catering procedures.
• →Undertaking general cleaning and washing-up duties within the kitchen and other catering areas.
• →Maintaining consistently high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Previous experience working in a catering or hospitality environment.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A caring, considerate and professional approach.
• The flexibility to work a range of shifts, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the department.

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and 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 is their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom. Through its network of hospitals and clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostic, inpatient, day-case and outpatient services.