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This full-time position (40 hours per week) offers competitive pay at £14.44 per hour and the chance to thrive in a supportive, dynamic workplace. As the link between clinical teams and catering staff, your effective communication skills will be vital for adapting our services to the ever-changing needs of patients and visitors alike. Here at Epsom and St Helier, we value respect and compassion, and we invite caring, motivated individuals to join us in improving patient experiences. Embrace this opportunity to empower your community—apply now!
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
About
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
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Key details
Location
SiteSt Helier HospitalAddressWrythe LaneTownCrashaltonPostcodeSM5 1AAMajor / Minor RegionSurrey
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 40 hours per week (5 days over 7)
Salary
Salary£14.44 per hourSalary periodHourlyGrade(LLW-NON-AFC)
Specialty
Main areaEstates & Facilities *The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here:Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job Overview
To be responsible for the day to day running and delivery of high quality Patient catering service across the Trust including all aspects of human and some financial resource management.
To assist the Patient Catering Manager in the development of strategic operational plans, and policies whilst ensuring the delivery of a safe, quality, cost effective Patient Catering Service.
To be responsible for the day to day supervising/management of all aspects of back of house departments
To manage the day to day effective communication between the clinical team and catering department
To work with Dieticians to ensure nutritional requirements are fulfilled.
- Salary £14.44 per hour. Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change
Ensure that an appropriate structure is in place to support the delivery of Patient catering services provision
Ensure that subordinate staff responsibilities and objectives are clearly defined and that managers are developed and supported to make an effective contribution to the Trust objectives.
Develop and maintain effective channels of communication to ensure all staff are kept informed in a timely and appropriate manner
To ensure service delivery meets changing patient, visitor and staff requirements.
To monitor and evaluate the performance of the Patient catering provision, against its agreed objectives, and be responsible for taking and implementing corrective action where necessary.
To assist with the development of the service in collaboration with appropriate members of staff and to ensure that service provision matches agreed standards.
To ensure the most effective use of resources, taking into account competing priorities and agreed performance targets
To develop and review policies and procedures relating to all services under the scope of this role.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire. We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve. The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
- Salary £14.44 per hour. Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. W do not eaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly DBSly. : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific d
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