Within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare, our teams are made up of a multi-disciplinary mix of clinical and non-clinical staff, all playing a vital role to support and deliver the patient services our Trust offers.
From music therapists and activities coordinators, to estates, IT and catering, communications and patient engagement, all the way to business management, legal services and logistics, we have many unique roles that you might not have even thought of. Take a look at our spotlight profiles below to learn more.
Catering Supervisor
What is your role?
A Catering Supervisor makes sure mealtimes on the wards run smoothly. I look after several wards, support the team, sort rotas and check that patients get the right food safely - especially if they have allergies or special diets.
What does a typical day look like?
Every day’s a bit different, but you’ll usually find me checking the wards at mealtimes, helping solve any problems, supporting my team of around 32 staff and making sure everything runs as it should. There are also 1 to 1s, appraisals and wellbeing champion bits too. It’s busy, but never boring!
What’s the best part?
Definitely the patients. You always try your best for them - it could easily be you or your family one day. And the team is brilliant: friendly, patient and always willing to help each other out.
What training and qualifications do you need?
You don’t need a catering background. I came from hospitality and tourism. The Trust trains you up - starting with Food Safety Level 2 and working up to Level 3, Level 4 and allergen training. There’s loads of upskilling and support.
Working location:
Office based with daily ward visits
Recruitment Officer
Working location:
Hybrid mix; office based with some remote working
What does your role involve?
We support candidates throughout the recruitment process. From managing their pre-employment checks to keeping in regular contact, we make sure everything is in place for their first day. It’s all about giving candidates a smooth, positive journey into the Trust.
What does a typical day look like?
A typical day involves contacting candidates, sending offer letters, and completing pre-employment checks such as DBS and references. Once everything is complete, we arrange start dates, issue contracts, and add new starters to the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.
What’s the best part of the role?
Helping someone take the next step in their career, and hearing how grateful they are, makes the job really meaningful. It’s rewarding to build relationships whilst supporting people at a turning point in their lives.
What qualifications do you need?
Experience in administration, recruitment, or customer-facing roles can be helpful, along with strong organisation and communication skills and attention to detail.
Staff Records (ESR) Systems Manager
What is the ESR team?
"ESR stands for Electronic Staff Records, so we hold and maintain a vast database about all our staff. My teams main job is keeping all staff information updated which feeds into annual leave, training records, workforce, recruitment and pay."
What do you do in this role?
"Ensuring the system is up and running, implementing updates and answering queries, overseeing my team working within the ESR platform as well as delivering training."
What's the best part of your role?
"Helping managers to understand our processes can sometimes be challenging, but it's really satisfying helping our staff to understand how their data impacts them."
What training and skills do you need?
"Communication and people skills are key, and you need to have a desire to find out how information can impact staff. You can acquire knowledge about the Trust and its systems as you go."
Working location:
Hybrid mix; office based with some remote working
Mental Health Yoga Practitioner
Working location:
Hybrid mix; in-person patient sessions onsite and some remote working
What is your role?
I'm a Yoga Practitioner within the CAMHS team; I use yoga techniques to support children achieve greater body awareness and develop healthy coping and self-regulation skills, which helps them feel more relaxed, grounded, and focused.
What does a typical day look like?
I work with approximately 20 children per week. My day focuses on preparing for, undertaking and writing up the sessions, measuring progress for children and using this evidence to develop the yoga pathway.
What is the best part of your role?
I really love supporting the children and young people and seeing the impact of the work, evidenced in measurable outcomes.
What training and qualifications do you need?
You need 200 hours of yoga teacher training by an approved body, as well as having an understanding and experience of working with children with mental health diagnoses.
With more than 350 different careers in the NHS, many of our staff work with patients, while others work behind the scenes.
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