Catering Assistant | Wirral | Private Hospital | Flexible working hours | £12.26 per hour + excellent benefits
Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Wirral has an exciting opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our dynamic and experienced hospitality team working on an as and when basis to help cover sickness and annual leave in our team.
Spire Murrayfield Hospital is a state-of-the-art private hospital. We offer fast access to consultations with specialists in a wide range of treatments, supported by advanced imaging and diagnostic technology. Our high-quality accommodation and aftercare means we're committed to looking after you and your health.
Working Hours: varied shifts across 7 days a week
Contract type: Bank/Zero hours
As Catering Assistant, you will be responsible to assist in the preparation and delivery of a high standard of food and beverage service to patients, visitors, consultants and staff.
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to):
To assist, as directed, with preparation, presentation and service of food and beverages, to the
specified standard, to staff, patients and consultants
To assist with the service of food to staff, consultants, visitors and patients in both the restaurant
and wards
To pro-actively engage with patients to raise awareness of the availability of a food and
beverage service that can be tailored to suit their individual needs
To take orders from customers in relation to food and beverage requests, adhering to any
special dietary requirements or specific needs
To maintain adequate control of all stock through stock rotation, date checking and ensuring
packaging is intact
To adhere to all statutory regulations, pertaining to the safety and hygienic operation of the
kitchen and ancillary areas, as per the catering policy
To comply with the health and safety procedures in accordance with current legislation
To undertake general cleaning and washing up duties associated with a large commercial
kitchen in accordance with a schedule of works
To maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in all tasks and dutiesWho are we looking for?
Experience of working in a catering role
Good communication and organisational skills
Excellent customer care skills
Ability to work without supervision
Caring and sympathetic
Ability to work evenings and possibly some weekends
Able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the departmentBenefits
Bank colleagues are paid weekly
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Free uniform
Free DBS
Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing TeamWe commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Our Values
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 togetherSpire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
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