Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit a fulltime Catering Assistant at Chippenham Community Hospital, working 5 days a week, Monday to Friday. The post is for 37.5 hours per week.
The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving a high standard of catering practices, ensuring all food produced meets the required standards for safety, quality and presentation, complying with the Trust's catering policies and procedures, and adhering to Food Safety regulations.
Main duties of the job
To assist in providing a food and beverage service for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors, by preparing and serving meals, snacks, drinks and other basic food items to specified standards.
All catering staff will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work and provide a high level of customer care when dealing with patients, visitors and staff.
We take pride in our Hotel Services Team and the services we provide to our patients, staff and visitors. To maintain our high standards, we are looking for reliable and enthusiastic staff to join our team at Chippenham Community Hospital.
Benefits include generous paid holidays, weekend and public holiday enhancements, optional pension scheme and uniform.
Relevant qualifications and/or experience would be an advantage but are not essential as we will provide full training.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a guiding principle driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined-up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job responsibilities
1. Prepare salads, sandwiches, sauces, soups and other basic food items.
2. Undertake duties associated with providing a pre-prepared meal service ensuring food safety regulations are followed at all times.
3. Make adjustments to menus at short notice to meet the needs of patients and their nutritional requirements.
4. Assist with the day-to-day operations of the on-site café providing light bites and beverages for staff and visitors.
5. Communicate changes and shortages with ward staff and patients to ensure all patients' dietary requirements are fulfilled.
6. Prepare and serve modified meals to patients on special diets in line with national requirements.
7. Undertake clearing, machine and manual washing up and cleaning duties in accordance with departmental schedules and standards.
8. Receive, check and record deliveries for quantity, quality and temperature where applicable, then store so that stock rotation and segregation procedures are followed.
9. When necessary, act as point of contact for the Supervisor in their absence, ensuring rotas are covered and all shifts are adequately staffed.
10. Undertake service duties such as plating individual patient meals or bulk dishing into trolleys, ensuring departmental standards of time and temperature control are met. On sites with staff/public dining facilities, undertake those service duties and operate the till where a cash system is in place.
11. Handle card machine and reconcile daily takings from the retail outlet.
12. Ensure that all equipment is used and stored in a healthy, safe and clean condition, reporting any defects or failures appropriately.
13. Use all cleaning materials in accordance with manufacturers' instructions and departmental procedures, storing safely and securely when not in use.
14. Place requisitions/orders when required.
15. Participate in staff induction, all statutory and mandatory training.
16. While on duty, wear the uniform supplied, conforming to the standards of the Trust's Uniform policy and wear/use protective clothing/equipment when appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* General educational level of numeracy and literacy.
* Basic food hygiene knowledge/qualification.
* Basic Health and Safety knowledge/qualification.
Experience
* Catering background.
* NHS background.
Skills
* Interpersonal communication.
* Ability to follow and convey written instructions/notes.
* Physical skills/abilities to undertake catering duties.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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