Host and Catering Assistant
Employer not yet confirmed · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Host / Catering Assistant | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital 30 Hours per Week | Permanent | Part-Time
Are you passionate about delivering excellent customer service and creating a positive experience for patients? Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital is looking for a friendly and reliable Host/Catering Assistant to join our Catering Team.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in providing high-quality food and beverage services to patients, visitors and colleagues within a leading private healthcare environment.
Hours & Working Pattern
- 30 hours per week
- Permanent, Part-Time
- Shifts worked between 6:00am and 9:00pm
- 5 days out of 7, including weekends on a rota basis
- Monday to Sunday flexibility required
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver meals and refreshments to patients in a professional and compassionate manner.
- Assist with food preparation and presentation in line with food safety standards.
- Maintain cleanliness and hygiene throughout catering areas.
- Support the smooth running of the hospital restaurant and patient dining services.
- Ensure excellent customer service is provided to patients, visitors and colleagues.
- Follow all health and safety, food hygiene and infection prevention procedures.
Who We're Looking For
- Previous catering, hospitality, customer service or healthcare experience is desirable but not essential.
- A positive, friendly and caring approach.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Flexible and reliable with a strong work ethic.
- Basic food hygiene knowledge would be advantageous.
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
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
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.
We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
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.