Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (ft)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-F1245918-A
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Chelsea
- Town
- Chelsea
- Salary
- £27,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Host
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Royal Marsden Hospital requires full time Ward Host for catering department serving food and beverages to patients, staff and visitors. Experience in similar role preferred.
Main duties of the job
Ensure the provision of an individualised, quality meal and beverage service to the patients.
Liaise on a daily basis with the patients and family members regarding meal preferences and appetite, taking into account any cultural and religious choices.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
• Organization of daily duties to meet the service demands
• Ensure that patient’s have filled in their menu selections, helping where necessary.
• Collating of information off the menu orders and giving this information to the Head Chef and Patient Services Manager, admin team.
• Assist in picking and packing of cook chill food for patients.
• Ordering and receiving daily food stocks from the catering stores/kitchen ensuring appropriate stock rotation, and all wastage is kept to a minimum and recorded appropriately.
• Discuss with the nursing staff Patient treatment plans in order to determine their effect on individual appetite and oral capacity.
Person specification
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years catering experience
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Some knowledge of the Health & Safety Act
Desirable criteria
- City & Guilds 706 1 + 2 Or Equivalent NVQ' s 1 + 2
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denise McEvoy
- Job title
- Catering Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support Team
- Telephone
- 01629 690825
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