Catering Assistant - Hospital

Description:

Job Description

Catering Assistant 

Location: Pinehill Hospital, Hitchin 

Hours: 25 hours per week, Part-time

Salary: Depending on experience + Benefits

Summary:
Pinehill Hospital is one of Hertfordshire’s leading private hospitals with an excellent reputation for delivering high quality patient-centred care. We provide a wide range of elective healthcare services to private and NHS patients. Pinehill Hospital is proud of the high quality clinical standards we provide to our patients and are committed to ensuring that we can continuously improve our standards of services. 

The role:

We have a great new opportunity for an experienced Hotel Services Assistant/ Catering Assistant. 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 the hospital pantry team taking food orders, serving and clearing away meals and taking refreshment across morning, evening and weekend shifts as required. You will work closely with the catering team to provide a premium level of service to our patients, staff and visitors and will be involved in all aspects of service delivery and general cleaning.

What you will bring with you:

Current level 2 Food Hygiene certificate (or working towards it) and relevant experience

Good written and verbal communication skills

Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required

Flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of the business

Demonstrated Customer Service skills

Basic Computer Skills

Benefits:

25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays (prorated)

Attractive enhancement rates for permanent and bank work: 30%–100% for evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays

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

Flexible shift patterns available where possible

Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies

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. 

We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. 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