Role Summary
We are holding interviews for Catering and Domestic Assistant roles on Saturday, 23rd September 2023 (09:00 – 13:30hrs) at our Wonford site in Exeter.
You will need to apply online beforehand to register for an interview on the day, and you can also talk to the teams to find out more about the roles, the working hours available and visit the departments.
Our Catering and Domestic Assistant teams are central to all that we do at the Royal Devon, and we have a number of opportunities available for you covering different shift patterns.
We’d love to see you there and show you the great impact our teams have on delivering great patient care!
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the roles on offer...
Catering – Patient meal service:
We are recruiting to our Patient Meals Service in our Catering team. You will be working alongside colleagues in our kitchens onsite at our hospital in Wonford to bring meals to our patients on the wards.
You will load the trolleys with the meal options and deliver them throughout the hospital. You will also be involved in covering all aspects of the food and beverage services on the ward, as well as preparing salads, fresh produce and supporting our kitchen teams in the main kitchen wash up area.
Working pattern - a variety of shifts and working hours are available, let’s talk about it at interview.
Domestic Assistants
We are recruiting Domestic Assistants in both our Wonford and Heavitree hospital sites in Exeter. Your ultimate objective is to maintain the high standards of cleanliness in the ward and public areas on the site.
If you have some experience then that’s great and we’d love to hear about it! But you don’t have to have cleaning experience to do this role as full training will be given.
We have a variety of shifts available for Domestic Assistants and they generally fall into the categories below, but if you don’t see anything here that fits then please do ask us:
Wonford Hospital, Exeter
- 37.5 hours per week (12:00-20:00), Two out of three weekends to include Public Holidays.
- 30 hours per week (07:15-13:15), Two out of three weekends to include Public Holidays.
- 30 hours per week (12:30-18:30), Two out of three weekends to include Public Holidays.
- 15 hours per week (17:00-20:00), Monday - Friday with Public Holidays.
- 30 hours per week – (07:15-13:15) Monday - Friday (Marden, Wonford)
Heavitree Hospital, Exeter
- 20 hours per week (15:30-19:30), Monday – Friday
- 37.5 hours per week (11:30-19:30), Monday – Friday
If you don’t see a shift pattern here, please ask us!
Event location and details
The interviews and event will be taking place at our main hospital site in Wonford on Saturday 23rd September 2023.
The full address is: The RILD Building, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford), Barrack Road, Exeter. EX2 5DW.
Timing: 09:00 – 13:30
What 3 words location: sang.skip.turned
More details and how to find us: NHS Royal Devon | RILD Building
Interested?
Apply online here and submit your application. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the event on the day so save the date!
If you want to talk to us before your application, or just want an informal chat about the roles we have on offer, please contact Rory Dennis on rory.dennis2@nhs.net, Judith Foley on judith.foley@nhs.net (Domestics) or Darren Beckett on darren.beckett@nhs.net (catering)
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
