Catering Assistant – Wexham Park Hospital
Location:Wexham Park Hospital
Contract:12-Month Fixed-Term
⏳Hours:37.5 hours per week (5 days out of 7)
Are you looking for a role where you canmake a real difference? Do you thrive in afast-paced and rewarding environment? If so, we’d love you to join ourCatering team at Wexham Park Hospitalas aCatering Assistant!
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking individuals who are:
⭐Hardworking and reliable– ready to be a key part of a team
⭐Customer-focused– committed to excellent service
⭐Flexible and adaptable– able to work in a fast-paced environment
⭐Keen to learn– no experience required, but afood safety certificate is desirable
Additional Information
As part of the recruitment process, you’ll complete aMaths and English assessment, which must be passed to progress to an interview.
You’ll work acrossCafé Glade, Crossroad, and Courtyard Restaurant, contributing to an efficient and welcoming catering service.
You’ll helpmaintain the Trust’s values, ensuring theprivacy and dignityof all patients, staff, and visitors.
If you’re ready to make a difference, apply today and become a valued member of our NHS team at Wexham Park Hospital!
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Your Role as a Catering Assistant
On a typical day, you’ll:
Serve food and drinksin staff dining areas and patient meal services
Assist in food preparation, including salad prep, portion control, and food presentation
Deliver and collect meal trolleysto and from wards
Operate tillsand handle cash transactions in our retail areas
Maintain high standardsof cleanliness, food safety, and hygiene
You’ll also work closely with ourCafé Supervisorto enhance our catering services, ensuring that all customers receive a warm, welcoming, and professional experience.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Key Responsibilities
Food Service Duties:
Prepare food service areas and equipment, ensuring everything is ready for use (e.g. woks, fryers, etc.)
Serve food and drinksin patient and staff dining areas, as well as on the patient meal assembly belt
Ensure a full supply of crockery and cutleryin the restaurant throughout service hours
Deliver and collect meal trolleysto and from wards and departments
Distribute catering suppliesto wards and departments, including call orders
Assist with menu collation, ensuring accurate picking and recording of ward food choices
Food Preparation Duties:
Assist in food preparation, including peeling vegetables, preparing salad items, traying up, and labelling food
Maintain portion control and manage food waste, ensuring accurate record-keeping
Decant chilled foodand assist with food regeneration and garnishing
Strictly follow standard recipes and production methods, ensuring all food meets quality, hygiene, and HACCP standards
Cash Handling Duties:
Operate tills in retail areas, ensuring correct handling of cash and vouchers
Maintain accurate cash records, balancing till receipts and accounting for any discrepancies
Follow all NHS cash handling and security procedures
Resolve customer queries professionally, offering refunds or replacements as needed and escalating where necessary
This advert closes on Thursday 20 Feb 2025