Employer: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Oswestry
Salary: £23,615 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/04/2025 23:59
Band 2
Job overview
Who we’re looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Catering Technicians to join a highly motivated, dedicated catering team. Successful candidates will be reliable, flexible, good team players, with previous catering experience preferred and who possess good interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidates will be part of a team providing inpatient meals.
We are recruiting for a 15 hour contracted post:
* Monday to Friday - 16:15pm - 19:15pm
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a busy team working to tight timescales. You will be required to undertake a wide range of duties including food preparation, cleaning and meal service duties within the kitchens, possibly retail outlets. Completion of audit forms associated with food safety, financial policy & procedures will be required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
* Present a catering service to patients and staff.
* Receive and deliver information regarding patient meal choices, dietary requirements or service adaptations ensuring that messages are clear and understood, and delivered in a time-sensitive manner.
* Count and collate menu choices from inpatients or staff delivery service ensuring that any specific requirements are noted and dietary alerts are highlighted.
* Clean crockery, cutlery, utensils, containers and small scale equipment manually and through machine washers.
* Clean floors, work surfaces, furnishings and related equipment manually and by use of machine.
* Prepare and present ready to eat foods within the remit of the Catering department.
* Assist cooks with basic food preparation and cooking.
* Follow internal workflows, using own judgement to ensure ‘safe systems of work’ are adhered to, for example prioritising high risk food preparation, allergen awareness and adherence to cleaning protocols.
* Prepare and deliver ward stores and supplies to wards and departments.
* Clean and prepare ward food trolleys for meal service.
* Comply with food hygiene regulations with regard to food service equipment cleaning and departmental cleanliness.
* Comply with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points and the Trusts Food Safety Management System, ensuring all relevant paperwork is completed.
* Maintain high personal hygiene standards.
* Comply with Health and Safety regulations.
* Notify supervisor or other relevant staff of faulty equipment, building/equipment repairs, maintenance requirements, and requests for personal protective equipment/light equipment.
* Responsible for ensuring building security measures are undertaken for example locking doors, securing windows when these have been left unsecured.
* Participate as a team member, including training new staff in work patterns and specific tasks.
* Instruct relief staff in procedures when they are covering duties.
* Operate cash register at point of service.
* Store goods correctly and use stock on a rotational basis.
* Work together with Department in Performance and Development Reviews.
* The physical demands of this role will include standing for long periods of time, lifting stock and supplies; as well as manoeuvring waste bins, meal trolleys and hot lockers; with weights greater than 15kg frequently during a shift.
* Following training, you will be required to operate a variety of specialised catering equipment; this may include employing specific skills such as use of knives, mandolins, meat slicers or industrial steamers.
* You will be expected to work in a noisy, hot and humid environment.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Training
* NVQ Level 2 in relevant subject
* Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or a willingness to complete within 3 months of commencing in the post.
Experience
* Previous experience in catering or hospitality services
* Experience of cash handling systems
* Working in a healthcare environment
* Customer focused environment
Knowledge
* Knowledge of operations in a catering setting
* Knowledge of operations in a mass catering setting
* Knowledge of operations in a healthcare support service setting
Personal Qualities
* To exemplify the Trust Values
* Exhibit a polite & courteous manner and personal customer service standards
Important
Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps. The Trust maintains the right to withdraw an employment offer or terminate employment if it is later found that an application for employment contained false, misleading or inaccurate information. For the avoidance of doubt this would include omissions of previous periods of employment or reasons given for gaps in employment.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
For Information
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT embraces diversity, equality and inclusion and our aim is to be diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.
We are committed to ensuring disabled workers aren’t disadvantaged when applying for and doing their jobs and offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised post. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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Application numbers
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
Name: Daniel Hoggett
Job title: Catering Manager
Email address: daniel.hoggett@nhs.net
Please email if you require any information regarding the job, or require assistance in filling out the online application and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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