Ward Hosts

We have exciting opportunities for Ward Hosts to join our Catering Team at St Joseph’s Hospice, with both full-time and part-time positions available.

You will create a welcoming, comfortable and warm environment for patients and their visitors. The role bridges the gap between clinical care and hospitality: you’ll take meal orders, serve meals, snacks and drinks, keep the ward kitchens stocked and clean, and look after patients’ non-clinical needs so that our nurses can focus on clinical care.

You will need:

• Experience of working in a catering, hospitality or customer service role
• An understanding of dietary requirements and food safety, including temperature control
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a warm and caring manner
• The ability to work flexibly on a seven-day rota, including bank holidays

We offer:

• 27 days' holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loan
• Continuation of the NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme
• Santander Cycles discount and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services

Contract type: Permanent, full or part-time.

Hours of work: 15–37.5 hours per week, worked on a seven-day rota, including bank holidays.

Salary: Band 2 – £26,086.85 to £29,309.42 per annum (inclusive of HCAS), pro rata for part-time positions.