Employer: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Pilgrim Hospital
Town: Boston
Salary: £12,594 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Catering Assistant - Band 2
NHS AfC: Band 2
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred: Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety: Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence: Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion: Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect: Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
Job overview
We have a vacancy in the catering department for a Catering Assistant with flexibility to work in all areas of catering. This post will be mainly working within the Pilgrim Restaurant. The duties for this post will include providing daily cleaning of all kitchen equipment and utensils, supporting the kitchen team with the kitchen cleanliness, removing waste regularly to the designated areas and ensuring a high standard of personal and general cleanliness and hygiene to comply with statutory regulations. You will be required to work in very cold and very hot conditions. You will be working 5 days from 7 and the hours of work will mainly be 5 pm till 9 pm, working every other weekend; however, we require the successful candidate to be flexible for the needs of the service.
This role will commence from April 2025.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated individual with initiative to assist in a very busy area. Good communication skills are essential, and you must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and adhere to strict hygiene regulations.
Some knowledge of HACCP and COSHH would be advantageous.
Supporting the department's cleanliness and hygiene, supporting the delivery of meals for patients and satellite units, loading trolleys, and general cleaning duties.
Person specification
Evidence of knowledge, skills, aptitudes
* Able to operate machinery after training
* Capable of working without direct supervision
* Knowledge of Health & Safety, manual handling, COSHH
* Aware of the dignity in care agenda
* Able to complete simple records
* Ability to demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
* Experience in using catering equipment
* Knowledge of food service including dietary requirements and portion control
* Good customer care skills
* Evidence of high personal standards
* Experience in working within catering services
* Previous experience working in a large-scale catering department
Qualifications
* Basic Food Hygiene certificate or willingness to work towards it.
Specific Requirements
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to work under pressure and meet the demands of the service
* Able to work in high and low temperature areas
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge, and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
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