Bank Ward Host - Slough, United Kingdom - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Slough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To assist in the provision of a highly professional and customer focussed ward catering service to patients

Work with the multi-disciplinary team to meet a patient's nutritional requirements

To assist in the preparation of all patient food services, working in conjunction with the ward teams to provide a high quality service to patients at the required times

To follow duties laid out by the supervisor in the day to day operational management of the ward catering service in a friendly and efficient manner, whilst maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene

Responsibilities will include ordering and serving lunch and dinner at the bed side, keeping high standards of personal hygiene; high standards of cleaning as each ward host maintains the cleanliness of their own kitchen; recognising special diet requirements and ensuring they are correctly delivered; developing good relations with patients, visitors and clinical teams; working alongside a complete catering team.

This role will not attract a visa please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

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.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Assist patients to select their chosen breakfast/lunch and evening meals on a daily basis, where necessary taking in to account medical, special dietary requirements, religious and cultural needs in conjunction with medical staff

Coordinate the service of meals and/or extra meal requirements that may arise

Ensure that discharged patient menus are removed and newly admitted patients have a meal of their own choice

Prepare and serve hot/cold drinks throughout the day or as required

Ensure that patients whose fluid intake is not medically restricted have access to fresh water throughout the day

Encourage patients to eat and drink

Prepare and serve hot/cold meals throughout the day

Provide assistance where needed e.g. cutting up food, opening packages and ensuring food and beverages are placed within the patient's reach

Prepare areas where food and drinks are served and/or consumed to ensure a pleasant environment for patients including the patient's bed space, sanitizing the patient's hand before eating, bedside table and/or any dining facilities