Job summary
Working for KCHFT has many benefits for all of our staff!Your hourly rate in this role will be £ Weekends, Bank Holiday and unsociable working hours (8pm - 6am) will attract anenhanced hourly pay ranging from ££ per hour (plus if worked on bank).Some of our benefits include:o 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Your annual leave entitlement increases with length of Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme (opt out available)o Access to NHS discounts and access to Blue Light card discountsWe are recruiting for a part time Catering Assistant. Contracted hours of 21 over a 2-week 1 - Monday: to Tuesday & Wednesday: to Friday to 2 - Thurs: to Friday: to Saturday: to 18.00Catering experience is preferred though not essential. A full induction and training programme will be applied at the start of yourjourney with us.Weekends and Bank Holidays attract Enhanced rates of encourage you to call us here at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital for more information, or to arrange a time to come in and seeus, meet the team and receive support with your Hoyle would love to hear from you on 07789 500592 or email .Or else you can chat to our recruitment team on 0300 123 2072 or email .
Main duties of the job
This is primarily a hands-on catering position where you will learn all the back-ground skills and knowledge to enable you to complete the role, food preparation and cooking, allergens and other dietary requirements, completion of HACCP paperwork, equipment training and waste management.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Additional Working Pattern: Must be avialble to work early, mid and late shifts and alternate Saturdays
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
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At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy
Desirable
2. Level 2 Food service qualification or equivalent or equivalent demonstrable experience Level 1 qualification or equivalent in cleaning and support services. Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
Experience
Essential
3. Experience of working in a similar catering role. Experience of working as part of a team.
Desirable
4. Experience of catering in a health or social care setting
Knowledge
Essential
5. Understanding of good hygiene and health and safety practices in a catering environment. Basic computer skills
Skills and abilities
Essential
6. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Attention to detail and presentation. Can work as part of a team and on their own initiative. Able to carry out manual tasks