Catering Assistant - Royal Brompton Hospital

On 1st February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – a truly once-in-a-generation development. Together, we are taking our first steps towards our vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease in patients from pre-birth to old age. We are developing some exciting plans and we want you to join us – so come and help to change the shape of healthcare for our heart and lung patients worldwide.

We are looking to recruit friendly individuals who will demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach to work primarily in our retail outlets.

You will be involved in all aspects of the food and beverage service to patients, customers, and staff, undertaking the preparation for the service of breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Other areas of work may include vending services, delivery of function food to all areas of the hospital and patient meal service when required. You will have varied responsibilities and therefore a positive and cheerful attitude is a must, along with a drive to improve the patient experience.

These are all challenging but rewarding jobs and would be ideally suited to motivated team players. Previous experience within a busy catering environment would be beneficial (but not essential). A Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Catering is essential.

About you:

• Must have a good, basic level of English as you may need to speak to patients, visitors or other staff, as well as reporting any issues, and fully understand your training
• Must have basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Be able to work as part of a team and have the ability to prioritize tasks where necessary
• Understand the importance of hygiene and basic health and safety

You will have varied responsibilities and therefore a positive and cheerful attitude is a must, along with a drive to improve the patient experience.

These are all challenging but rewarding jobs and would be ideally suited to motivated team players.

We are a friendly in-house Catering team. All our food is freshly prepared by our chefs on the day for patients. We pride ourselves on our good food and great customer service.

To assist with the preparation and service of all foods including raw ingredients required for staff and visitor food services. Ensure that all foods are produced and served in a safe and hygienic manner at all times.

To ensure an efficient service to all patients, staff and visitors to their satisfaction in the restaurant, coffee shop and outpatients snack bar at the hours specified by the Trust.

To ensure accurate completion of sales transactions using manual and electronic cash register systems and assist in the control of income as detailed by Trust Policy

To ensure the service meets the food safety and health and safety rules and regulations

To assist in ensuring all food, beverages pertaining, menu display, utensils and commodities are available for the catering service.

General cleaning of service areas and related equipment, adhering to COSHH regulations.

Play an active part in marketing the restaurant and retail services including the presentation, display and delivery of services