Job Overview To assist in the preparation of all patient breakfast services. To ensure that all food is always prepared in a safe and hygienic manner. Working in conjunction with the ward team to provide a high-quality service to patients at required times. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Main duties of the job We have an established team providing a breakfast service for a large hospital population across 7 days. The successful candidate must have excellent people skills to support and guide the team. All aspects of Food Safety, Health and Safety and Food Allergen Management will be part of the role and the successful candidate would be given full training to ensure our high standards are maintained. We have approximately 25 wards serving patients – each large ward has its own dedicated breakfast ward host on duty from 0700 to 1030 working 5 out of seven days on a rota basis 17.5 hours per week. All employees are expected to attend staff meetings and training sessions to ensure they are fully compliant with the needs of the service. There is also the opportunity to support the team with bank shifts that may include longer shifts. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role. There will be a formal basic English and Maths test. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Frimley Health Trust benefits This is "Frimley Health Trust benefits" by FHFT Careers on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To assist patients to select their breakfast on a daily basis. Where necessary taking into account medical, special dietary requirements and religious needs in conjunction with medical staff. To serve patient breakfasts including hot and cold beverages To refresh the patient water jugs at the start of the day To ensure patients have assistance with eating if required (e.g. food cut up, within easy reach etc.) and advise nursing staff of any areas of concern To take full responsibility for the ward kitchen, ensuring it is a clean and hygienic environment (Inc., stock rotation, disposal of out of date food and ordering essential items etc.) To deal with food and general waste generated by the service in the appropriate fashion To co-ordinate extra meal requirements that may arise, during the core working hours. To complete all monitoring and reporting forms in relation to the provision of catering Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Good Standards of literacy Good general education Desirable criteria Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Good Knowledge of food safety /Kitchen Specific Competencies Essential criteria Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision. Good command of the spoken English Good time keeping Organised and methodical Basic Numeracy Ability to follow clear instructions and feed back to senior staff Desirable criteria IT Skills Good Communicator Willingness to learn new skills Experience Essential criteria Customer care experience Desirable criteria Experience of working in a service led and customer focused environment previous experience in a healthcare setting Values Essential criteria Hard working energetic and enthusiastic. Adaptable and show initiative Courteous, polite, and helpful Good interpersonal skills Ability to work as part of a team Promotes respect and dignity acknowledge the rights of others. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now