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Main area: Catering
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
5 Days over 7 between the hours 07:00-19:00
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 349-SDX-6966990*
Site: Manchester Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester
Salary: £23,615 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
Role Summary:
You will act as a key member of the back of house catering team to assist the organisation in providing patients, staff, and visitors with a high-quality, person-centered, and safe catering service.
You will assist with the preparation of food and contribute to the operation and cleanliness of kitchens and associated equipment whilst supporting the production, portioning, distribution, and services of meals and snacks.
You will provide a high standard of service in accordance with the contract specification as directed by the line manager, ensuring that all foods are produced and served in a safe and hygienic manner at all times.
Decanting and preparation of food in accordance with portion control guidelines. The post holder may be required to use kitchen equipment and machinery as required, including freezers, knives, floor scrubbing machines, food service trolley, and ovens.
Provide and maintain a high standard of customer care at all times while on duty.
Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene in accordance with company policy.
Workload will be determined by daily requirements, and the post-holder may be required to use initiative to prioritise tasks and responsibilities.
Arrive in time for duty, adhering to Sodexo uniform requirements and clocking in prior to commencing your shift.
Post holders are required to wear their identity badge with a current photograph at all times.
Main duties of the job
Main Assignments of Role:
1. Ensure food deliveries are picked and packed correctly in accordance with agreed practices.
2. Ensure stock control and rotation procedures are maintained, checking expiry dates on food and disposing of any food exceeding the use-by date. Store goods correctly and use stock on a rotational basis.
3. Work in temperature-controlled environments (i.e. fridges, freezers up to -18 degrees Celsius).
4. Maintain kitchen and working area cleanliness and hygiene.
5. Ensure a prompt removal of packaging and food waste to designated areas.
6. Follow all cleaning schedules as required.
7. Refer to COSHH data sheets where appropriate.
Additional General Responsibilities:
1. While on duty, staff are to wear only Sodexo uniform and maintain a tidy state at all times; you must always have a clean, spare tabard/apron at work with you in case of spillages.
2. At times you may be required to work in other catering areas to assist with covering annual leave and sickness.
3. At times, post holders may be required to carry out reasonable additional duties connected to their employment, as directed by their supervisor or line manager.
4. Ability to work as part of a team.
5. Good level of customer care.
6. Basic Food Hygiene Level 2 (desirable).
7. Experience of working in a catering environment (desirable).
8. Good understanding of health and safety and manual handling practices.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. To be even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Ability to understand and carry out instructions.
* Ability to listen and have good communication skills.
* To act on own initiative and adapt quickly to change.
* To work under pressure in a busy environment.
* To maintain professionalism and demonstrate care and compassion with patients and other service users.
* Understanding of Health and Safety.
* Understanding of Customer Care.
* Understanding of Food Hygiene.
* Basic Food Hygiene Level 2.
* Awareness of HACCP.
* Experience of working in a Catering Department.
* Customer Care Training.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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