Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
The ability to communicate well with staff, patients and members of the public.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to work within a team to deadlines
- Knowledge and Skills
Good food hygiene practices
- Knowledge and Skills
Able to undertake the physical aspects/manual handling of the role, including (for example) operation of equipment, movement of stock, standing for long periods of time.
- Knowledge and Skills
Good communication skills
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in a large catering environment.
- Experience
To demonstrate a methodical and organised approach to work.
- Experience
Experience of stock handling and control systems.
- Experience
Understand the need to exercise confidentiality, sensitivity and have an awareness of the demands placed on Catering Services staff
- Qualifications
NVQ level 1 or 2 in Customer Service
- Qualifications
Basic Food hygiene certificate
- Knowledge and Skills
Working in a ward environment and speaking to staff and patients.
Job overview
We are looking for someone ideally with experience of: The delivery of a Professional patient focused meal service ensuring all hygiene and safety standards are always maintained.
Candidate will be expected to work a range of shifts on a 3 week rota working two weekends out of three.
Main duties of the job
- Demonstrate a professional customer focused service
- Comply with Hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP).
- Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.
- Working in a hot environment, or in continuous chilled environment
- Accurate collation and service of patient meal
- Accurate completion of documentation.
- Long periods of time spent on feet
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The delivery of a Professional patient focused meal service ensuring all hygiene and safety standards are maintained at all times.
Please note whilst this role is predominantly based in the catering department, there may be a requirement in the future to work across all Facility services, which include Portering/Linen, Domestics, Catering, Transport/Equipment and other support services.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Ward Host/Hostess with Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd in Huddersfield. It is listed as a Hospitality host role. The advertised salary is £24,925 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Two 18 hour post available. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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