Job overview

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that the environment and catering services are of a high standards and meet the needs of patients and visitors.

The main focus of the post holder is to support patients’ nutrition and hydration intake through the provision of meals and beverages and to facilitate the maintenance of a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients.

They will work with the ward based team to ensure patient safety privacy and dignity and courtesy in accordance 
with Trust values.

This will be a supporting role within ward and facilities teams across all 
inpatient areas

Direct line management will be provided by the Facilities Management Team

 On a daily basis you will work under the supervision of the nurse in charge of the area you are working on and will work in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety and quality.
 

The role covers seven days a week

The role needs to cover the hours of 07.30-19.30 to meet the needs of the food and beverage service

Main duties of the job

Ward Catering and Refreshments 

allergen/diet control

Keeping Kitchen clean and sanitized 

ensure food dating is correct 

Fridge and Food temperatures recording  

communicating to Nursing Staff, Patients and visitors 

Following Trust standards 

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.