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Ward Host - Southampton

Employer
Serco Leisure
Location
Southampton, Hampshire
Salary
£8.95 per hour
Closing date
18 Jan 2019

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Sector
Host/Hostess
Job Type
Part Time

Job Details

Patient Catering Assistant - University Hospital Southampton

Salary: £8.95 per hour

We are currently looking to recruit a number of Patient Catering Assistants with a number of shifts available.

Our Patient Catering Assistants work as part of the Ward Patient Dining team, ensuring high quality service is provided. They are responsible for taking orders and delivering a meal and drinks service, providing excellent customer service and care to patients.  Meals are ordered using an electronic ordering system, and then prepared by the hospital kitchens and sent down to each ward to be delivered by the team.

Key Accountabilities:

  • To ensure that patients are provided with appropriate meals, snacks and beverages at the agreed intervals throughout the day.
  • Taking food orders using the tablet electronic ordering system at the agreed time for lunch and supper each day.
  • Maintain bedside menus are in good condition and cleaned daily.
  • To maintain the suite of special and therapeutic menus and present to patient who require them.
  • To prepare hot / cold beverages including load appropriate trolley / equipment and ensure that all beverages are served at the correct temperature according to food hygiene regulations.
  • Load regeneration ovens as necessary and monitor and record food temperatures.
  • To ensure that at the end of every meal and beverage service that all cutlery, crockery and condiments are removed from the patient areas.
  • To ensure patients whose fluid intake is not medically restricted have access to fresh drinking water, 2 water jug changes per day, including ad hoc top ups.

Essential Skills/ Experience:

  • Good Basic Education including reading and writing skills
  • Working within a food service environment / catering industry
  • Customer service skills including clear verbal communication
  • Understand the importance of hygiene and safety and special diet awareness

Desirable:

  • Level 2 Food Hygiene

Interviews for this role will be held on 3rd December 2018, with a start date of 2nd January 2019.

On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Serco is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Serco Recruitment Team as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward.

Company

Serco have UK wide leisure contracts which include unique customers such as The National Water Sports Centre, Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Bisham Abbey and Basingstoke Aquadrome to name but a few!  Our teams are hard-working, friendly and above all passionate about leisure and fitness!

We provide leisure services on behalf of community leisure trusts, local authorities, universities, and sporting associations such as Sport England. Our facilities include national sports complexes, outdoor activity venues, community leisure centres, gyms, swimming pools, water sports, tennis courts, golf courses, and conference centres. 

Our ultimate goal is to help people of all abilities and ages to maintain and improve their fitness levels. We do this by providing affordable access to a wide range of market leading sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier individuals across all segments of society. We do this by providing safe, welcoming spaces for people to enjoy their leisure time

We have a genuine desire to work in partnership with public bodies and work every day to find solutions in the ever changing leisure landscape.   

https://www.serco.com/uk/sector-expertise/citizen-services/leisure-services

 

 

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Serco Leisure
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