Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is looking for a friendly and reliable Host/Catering Assistant to join our Catering Team.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in providing high-quality food and beverage services to patients, visitors and colleagues within a leading private healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver meals and refreshments to patients in a professional and compassionate manner.
Assist with food preparation and presentation in line with food safety standards.
Maintain cleanliness and hygiene throughout catering areas.
Support the smooth running of the hospital restaurant and patient dining services.
Ensure excellent customer service is provided to patients, visitors and colleagues.
Follow all health and safety, food hygiene and infection prevention procedures.
Who We're Looking For
Previous catering, hospitality, customer service or healthcare experience is desirable but not essential.
A positive, friendly and caring approach.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Flexible and reliable with a strong work ethic.
Basic food hygiene knowledge would be advantageous.
Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
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Private medical insurance
Life assurance
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Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion
Keeping it simple
Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Job Info
Job Identification
29468
Job Category
Patient Support
Posting Date
11/06/2026
Apply Before
11/27/2026
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
10 Easter Shawfair
Edinburgh
EH22 1FE, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH22 1FE, GB
Communication
Pension
Private healthcare
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