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Band 2
Main area: Estates & Facilities Grade: Band 2 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part-time - 16 hours per week (between 07:30 am - 7:00 pm - including weekends and Bank Holidays) Job ref: 186-189-25-CS
Site: Blossomwood Hospital Town: Mansfield Salary: £23,615 per annum (pro rata for part-time) Salary period: Yearly Closing: 02/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for motivated individuals to join our catering team at Blossomwood Hospital to work in the Ward Kitchens supporting the daily lunch and tea food service to patients.
Previous experience of working within a catering environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
We have two 16-hour part-time positions available, working 2 hours a day to cover lunch and teatime food service seven days a week (including weekends and bank holidays).
Daily shifts would be between 07:30 am - 19:00 pm. Shift pattern and rota will be discussed in more detail at interview.
Main duties of the job
Serving patients food at lunch and tea meal times, ensuring all equipment, utensils, working surfaces, and areas are kept clean and tidy using correct cleaning methods, equipment, and chemicals within the Ward Dining Room.
We have in-house training to help your personal development plans and will support you with all of your training needs.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium, and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire, we are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing are our priority, and as such, we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service, and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network, Health and Wellbeing Champions Network, and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ensuring ward kitchens are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness following work schedules, method statements, and procedures and food is served to patients within expected guidelines.
Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays!
Excellent pension
In-house training opportunities
Fantastic discounts for NHS staff
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances, the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Person specification
Qualifications
* An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
* Level 2 Food Safety Certificate or to work towards within the 12 months of employment (site-specific)
Training
* Ability to undertake all mandatory training as required by the individual site
* Ability to undertake any necessary skills and competency training required by the post
Experience
* Able to carry out instructions as detailed in the job description
* Experience of working within a catering, portering, or cleaning environment
* Experience of working within a healthcare environment
* Experience of working within a food safety management system
Knowledge
* Understanding of commitment to the equality and diversity principles
* Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
* An ability to demonstrate an understanding of trust values
* Knowledge and awareness of special diets and allergens
* Basic understanding of infection control
* Understanding of the responsibility relating to H&S at work and COSHH
* Knowledge of manual handling
* Knowledge of NHS policy and procedures
* Basic knowledge of food safety
Skills
* Basic numeracy and literacy skills
* Ability to use own initiative to manage the requirements of the job
* Flexible in managing own time and work duties
* Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Values and Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity, and Human Rights legislation
Additional Information
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
* We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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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