About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Department at East Surrey Hospital. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated team player with a flexible approach to work and a commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
This role is based within our busy catering operation, where we prepare and serve meals to more than 750 patients three times a day, as well as support service in the Three Arches Restaurant.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities Preparing food and serving customers in both patient and retail areas.
Maintaining high standards of hygiene and cleanliness.
Ensuring effective stock rotation and assisting with stock replenishment.
Providing a consistently high standard of customer care to patients, staff, and visitors.
Complying with all food safety policies, procedures, and relevant legislation.
Supporting manual handling tasks, including deliveries and function setups.
About us
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the region's busiest providers of healthcare. It was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. We are often referred to as 'SASH'.
We run East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we have more than 700 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Crawley Hospital and Horsham Hospital.
Every year, over 120,000 people attend our Emergency Department, we deliver nearly 4,000 babies and almost half a million people have outpatient appointments with us.We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,500 staff providing healthcare services to a growing population of some 744,000 people.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Desirable Essential
Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role A complete and accurate application Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement Evidence of essential experience for role Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Desirable
Previous catering experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)