Main area Catering Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Other
16.25 hours per week (Evenings including weekends)
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Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Basildon
Town Basildon
Salary £24,169 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period Yearly
Closing 16/04/2025 23:59
Catering Assistant
Band 2
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Are you passionate about food? Do you enjoy meeting and working with a variety of people?
We currently have an exciting new opportunity at Basildon Hospital to work in our newly refurbished Restaurant as a Catering Assistant.
If you have the desired skills and want to work in a team-focused environment, please apply today.
*** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PART-TIME EVENING POSITION***
Main duties of the job
If successful, you will work in our busy but friendly catering department.
Your duties will include:
1. Basic food preparation, including packing, labelling, displaying and chilling of sandwiches and other food products.
2. Serving meals within the agreed standards for portion control and presentation.
3. Improving our patients, visitors and staff experience through good food and a friendly attitude.
Working for our organisation
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists, we want to be the best. To achieve this, we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic, we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.
We look forward to your application.
*** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PART-TIME EVENING POSITION***
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good level of general education incl. English and Math's GCSE
* Level 2 Food Safety
* NHS Experience
Experience
* Experience of working within the general public
* Experience of cash handling
* Experience of working in catering or retail
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
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.
Name: Samantha Barton
Job title: Deputy Catering Manager
Email address: samantha.barton5@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01268 524900
Additional information
EXT:1357
Name: Catherine Crouch
Job title: Catering Manager
Telephone: 01268 524 900 ext. 3359 / 3427
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