Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking, proactive and highly motivated Catering Assistant. Delivering excellence in retail catering and patient experience is our driving force and in return we offer commitment to your personal development and a competitive salary. The role is to work as part of a rota to provide food services from 7am - 7pm, 365 days per year. Main base is St Peter's Hospital, with requirement to work across both St Peter's and Ashford Hospital sites to fulfil role and working at any other Trust site as required.
Main duties of the job
1. Carry out a wide range of general retail catering duties within our on-site retail outlet ensuring a high quality level of customer service and food safety following set procedures and specifications.
2. Serve staff and visitors freshly prepared products, preparing refreshments including hot and cold speciality drinks.
3. Replenish stock displays and ensure all areas are clean and tidy.
4. Make an effective contribution to reaching the Trust's vision, strategic objectives and key work programmes.
5. Ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed.
6. Monitor temperature control procedures following set specification.
7. Audit check dates and stock rotation of all food commodities within working areas.
8. Communicate effectively with patients, visitors, and staff.
9. Ensure compliance with all aspects of Health and Safety/ food safety legislation and the correct use of personal protective equipment.
Job responsibilities
1. Ensure that crockery & cutlery are cleaned, maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness and safely stored.
2. Maintain excellent personal hygiene and uniform standard.
3. Observe correct use and care of equipment, reporting breakdowns or defects.
4. Maintain excellent cleaning standards within all working areas following set specifications and cleaning schedules.
5. Comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
6. Operate equipment in a safe and responsible manner.
7. Complete all relevant control documentation including recording the temperature of food and equipment.
8. Maintain patient and visitor safety through compliance with Trust Policy and Food Hygiene Legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Further Training
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
Experience
* Demonstrable catering experience.
* Retail Catering experience of operating barista coffee machines.
Knowledge
* NHS Constitution.
* Food safety & Hygiene.
* Knowledge of various tasks and the ability to perform catering tasks.
* Food Safety Act 1990.
Skills
* Knowledge & awareness of food safety and hygiene.
* Ability to work on own initiative.
* Communication and interpersonal skills.
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.
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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