Host and Catering Assistant

Host and Catering Assistant | Part Time | Permanent |Methley – LS26

Spire Methley Park are currently recruiting for a Host and Catering Assistant to join the catering team on a part time, permanent basis. 

• Part time of 30hrs per week (days to be discussed)
• You will be required to work across the catering, ward and kitchen departments
• Shift patterns are between 8am-4pm and one weekend in 3 is required

Spire Methley Park Hospital situated in Methley in South Leeds, has recently completed a 7.6 million refurbishment, which included a new theatre equipped with cutting-edge technology enabling us to carry out complex surgery across a variety of clinical specialties. At Spire Methley Park Hospital caring for our patients is at the heart of what we do. We provide expert medical care in our modern, well-equipped hospital for all of our patients.

Duties And Responsibilities

• To work in close liaison with the clinical staff, understanding the special needs of the hospital on a day to day basis
• To be responsible for the day to day maintenance of the equipment provided, checking for faults and supply shortages and reporting them to the line manager
• Compliance with all Health and Safety at Work regulations including COSHH
• Work with guidance on moving and handling, as identified in corporate and local policy and discussed at Mandatory training sessions.
• Quality assurance and patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times.
• Using your previous waitressing / waiting experience, you will ensuring meals and beverages are delivered to patients’ rooms
• Responding to any ad-hoc requests from patients to ensure their comfortable stay
• Assisting the catering and housekeeping teams with day-to-day duties

Who we're looking for

• A customer service-focused approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in hospitality 
• Able to work as part of a team
• Willing and able to complete mandatory training for COSSH, Manual Handling, Infection Control and Health & Safety in-house
• Ability to take patient meal orders and serve them accordingly

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance

Life assurance

• Free onsite parking

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 together
• Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. 

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Lauren Armitage on lauren.armitage@spirehealthcare.com

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