Catering Assistant - Hospital

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Job Description

Ward Catering Assistant | Oaks Hospital | Full Time 37.5 Hours

Summary
Oaks Hospital is one of Essex's leading private hospitals with an excellent reputation for delivering high quality private hospital treatments and services.

Located on the outskirts of Colchester, the hospital opened on this site in 1994 and currently has 57 bedrooms including three twin-bedded rooms all with en-suite facilities to ensure complete privacy throughout your stay.

The role

In this role you will be an integral part of a team who are committed to delivering the highest quality clinical outcomes in a supported environment, where you will be valued for your skills and expertise. The role consists of working in our well-equipped kitchen and staff restaurant across morning, evening and weekend shifts as required. The successful applicant will work closely with the Head Chef team to provide a premium level of service to our patients, staff and visitors and will be involved in all aspects of service delivery including food preparation, first class presentation, restaurant service and general cleaning.

This role will suit someone who will like to progress within a catering career.

What you will bring with you

Possess Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate for Catering (if not already held company funded training must be undertaken)

To obtain food and beverage orders from patients, staff and visitors to the hospital

To assist in the preparation and service of food to patients, staff and visitors to the hospital

To clean on a daily basis all areas of the catering department to the agreed standard

To have a good understanding of current health and hygiene regulations, and ensure that these are adhered to in the preparation and service of all foodstuffs

What you will bring with you

A willingness to work positively with a team to achieve team goals and excellence in service delivery

Outstanding professional customer service and inter-personal skills

Friendly, outgoing personality

Keen eye for detail

Attention to detail

Benefits

25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays 

Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options

Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period

Flexible shift patterns available where possible

Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies (launched 2023)

Private Healthcare for you and dependents includes online GP 

Life Assurance (Death in Service)

Free Training and Development via the Academy

Free Parking on site for workers (where possible)

Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)

Over 8,000 discounts and special offers via benefits portal

Book discounted cinema tickets on the dedicated cinema portal

The Blue Light Card Scheme 

About Us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. 

We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

We care.
 

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
 

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks