The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Victoria Infirmary Catering Department has an exciting opportunity for a part-time Catering Assistant working 25 hours per week. The position requires working 5 days over 7 on a rotational cycle, including weekend work. Hours of work are from 14:00 to 19:30.
* Interview Date: Thursday 23 January 2025
* 25 hours/week
* You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main Duties of the Job
As a Catering Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting and working as part of the wider catering team during and throughout patients' meal assembly, service, and delivery.
You will ensure patient menu requirements are provided as per their menu choice at all meal times. Food service must be coordinated in line with the ward regeneration schedule, allowing patients' meal trollies to be delivered to ward level.
You will also work as part of the team stripping returned patients' meal trollies and cleaning the meal trollies after each meal period, as well as cleaning the catering department on a daily basis per all identified cleaning schedules.
Any identified deep cleaning requirements will be addressed as requested by the supervisory/management team, along with the removal of catering rubbish and food waste.
Please note this role involves a lot of moving and handling.
Duties will include:
1. Working as part of the catering team assembling and preparing meals as per their pre-ordered meal requirements.
2. Delivering patient food to wards and departments throughout the day.
3. Working with the catering team as food trollies are returned to the department.
4. Effectively cleaning patients' meal trays and trollies after each meal service.
5. Ensuring the department is cleaned and maintained to the highest standards, ensuring compliance with Food Hygiene Regulations and departmental HACCP systems.
About Us
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from various sites including:
* Freeman Hospital
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services that deliver cutting-edge care supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology, acting as a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what staff benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS.
Job Responsibilities
* Responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective preparation and service of food and beverages to patients, staff, and visitors, including the associated cleaning and hygiene-related duties.
As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Full Clean Driving Licence
Knowledge & Experience
* Awareness of good food hygiene practices
* Experience in NHS Catering
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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