Ward Hostess - Minster, United Kingdom - Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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Minster, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Division:
Estates & Facilities


Band: 2


Salary:
£22,383 per annum / pro rata


Interview Date: 20th July 2023

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who want to positively contribute to patient experience at Sheppey Frailty Unit.

The post holder will be instrumental in delivering outstanding care to our patients by ensuring they receive high standards of food and fluids.

You will do this in collaboration with the healthcare teams


The post holder will need to ensure that all patients are assisted to complete their food order, with guidance on appropriate menu selection.


To prepare food trays and drinks trolleys to facilitate the safe and presentable delivery of food and beverages throughout the day.


This is an exciting opportunity for someone who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

This is our first 22 bedded ward that is offsite at Sheppey Community Hospital but still managed by Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

The benefits of this role is free onsite parking and fresh cooked onsite daily meals. The patients that are chosen from Medway NHS Foundation Trust reside in Swale and Sheppey, giving you the opportunity to provide services for them closer to home


We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.


Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.

Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.


The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you.

We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.


All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.


We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.


All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

To ensure that equipment is utilized safely and that accident reporting procedures are followed.

To liaise with other disciplines to promote a Seamless Service Delivery.


The receiving, regeneration and serving of patient's meals, preparation of beverages; laying up and clearing away of crockery and cutlery, and washing up.

To carry out the cleaning duties safely and effectively, in accordance with the NHS National Standards of cleanliness.

Take overall responsibility for the tidiness/cleanliness of the ward pantry.

Maintain kitchen stock levels and monitor the storage of supplies to safeguard correct stock rotation.

Distribute menus, assist/guide patients with their menu choices and ensure that menu cards are returned to the catering department.


Ensure that the temperature inside the refrigerator is checked and maintained in accordance with local policy, and that appropriate written records are maintained.

Ensure that all refrigerated food is stored and labelled correctly, discarding food that is out of date. Participate in environment audits as appropriate

Prepare areas where food and beverages are served /consumed to ensure a pleasant environment at meal times.

Coordinate the delivery and collection of meal trays.

Prepare, assemble, present and serve hot/cold snacks & beverages and ensure that equipment is cleared away appropriately.
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