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Join Our Team as a Ward Host – Making Every Meal Matter

Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week (5 out of 7 days, rota basis)
Shifts: Morning and Evening shifts (flexibility required)
Location: Frimley Park Hospital

Are you passionate about delivering excellent service and making a real difference in patients' lives each day?

We’re looking for enthusiastic, compassionate individuals to join our catering team as a Ward Host . In this vital front-line role, you’ll help ensure that patients receive nutritious meals in a friendly and caring environment, helping to make their stay as comfortable as possible.

You’ll work closely with patients, nursing staff, and kitchen teams to provide a service that’s not only efficient but warm, welcoming, and respectful.

Please note: This role does not offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Supporting the preparation and delivery of meals and beverages to patients on the ward

Offering a kind and attentive service, ensuring patient dietary needs and preferences are met

Keeping food service areas clean and compliant with hygiene and safety standards

Helping to maintain a cheerful, positive atmosphere on the ward through friendly interaction

Ensuring accurate documentation and reporting of food service as needed

Working independently and as part of a team to meet daily service demands

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Why Work With Us?

Be part of a friendly, inclusive, and supportive team

Play a key role in improving the patient experience

Access to NHS staff benefits, including pension and staff discounts

Ongoing training and development opportunities.

If you're someone who takes pride in helping others and can bring energy and warmth to every shift, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us deliver care through compassion—one meal at a time.
What We’re Looking For

A positive, can-do attitude with a commitment to providing excellent service

Friendly and approachable with strong communication skills

Comfortable working in a busy hospital environment

Flexible with shift patterns – mornings or evenings on a rota basis

Desirable: Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety qualification or studying towards

Ability to pass a basic Maths and English assessment as part of the recruitment process