About the roleAre you energetic, enthusiastic, hardworking and caring? We are looking for someone to join our busy catering team at St Barnabas Hospice.Working on a weekly rota system between our main kitchen, in-patient unit and coffee shop, you will need to be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.Main duties will include laying up trays, collecting returns from patients’ rooms, water and drinks round for the patients, liaising with our nursing team regarding patients’ meal requirements; salad and sandwich preparation, vegetable preparation, replenishing stock; opening, serving on and closing-down the coffee shop, filling vending machines; washing-up and cleaning work areas.You will be serving the patients’ afternoon tea round each day.There are daily and weekly cleaning duties that you will need to complete on shift.Previous experience of working in a care environment and/or an understanding of food handling and hygiene regulations would be preferredPrevious catering experience would be an advantage.You will need to have a flexible, team-orientated approach and must be comfortable working in the hospice setting, working in the ward areas and going into our patients’ rooms.You will, on occasion, be asked to work additional hours to cover annual leave or sickness You will be required to work a share of Bank Holidays, including over the Christmas period.About usSouthern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce. St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.BenefitsCompany pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employeesUp to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidaysOn-site education support and study leave opportunitiesOption to access Health Shield and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for lessFree parking, subsidised meals and various social activitiesCorporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light CardEmployee Assistance ProgrammeDeath in ServicePlease note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an Enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
