Main area Catering Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: 30hrs per week on a rota basis including weekends and bank holidays Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Working on a rota basis of early and late shifts, including weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 382-1LSC-BTH-04.25
Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Victoria Hospital Town Blackpool Salary £23,615 Per Annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/03/2025 23:59
Catering Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
Do you want to be part of the busy catering team at Victoria Hospital, Blackpool?
We are currently recruiting a catering assistant to work in the main kitchen on a rota basis. The post holder will provide catering cover within the Catering Department, providing a catering service to staff, patients and members of the public. The successful applicant will work mainly in the kitchen on varied shifts 5 days over 7 covering early mornings, evenings and weekends including bank holidays.
The post holder will work as part of a dedicated Catering Team assisting in all areas of the Catering Department. These could also include the Restaurant Service, Patients Meal Service and Kitchen Area.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include: basic food prep, general cleaning of equipment and areas, deep cleaning, pan room duties, patient meals service duties.
The Catering Department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are a 5 star establishment on the food hygiene rating and ensure that safety and quality is always paramount to our services to staff, patients and visitors. With this in mind the successful candidate must demonstrate a willingness to be flexible and work as part of a team; must be physically fit to perform the duties and have experience in the catering industry. Good assertion skills, customer care skills and an eye for detail are essential.
Uniform and training will be provided however the applicant will be required to have a catering background and level 2 certificate in Food Safety and Hygiene.
Working for our organisation
One LSC stands for ‘One Lancashire and South Cumbria’ because there is one team serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined-up way. It is run by the five Trusts as a collaborative partnership. The Trusts that make up One LSC are:
* Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
* Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
* Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
The core principles of One LSC are: by bringing services more closely together we can deliver the best service possible, eliminate duplication, ensure value for money, work across different organisations to benefit from being able to share common systems and processes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Communicate effectively, professionally and in a timely manner with all hospital staff, the public and colleagues across the Trust and attend meetings as required.
* Serving meals directly to customers as required in Restaurant, service points, giving due attention to presentation and customer care.
* Take telephone calls that may include requests, complaints and enquiries and ensure they are dealt with or passed on to an appropriate person in a timely manner.
* Provide a customer focused service to staff, visitors and patients via The Restaurant, and the patient meals service with responsibility for cash handling and card payments at authorised pay points, giving due care and attention to:
* Compliance with the Catering Department Services and Hygiene & Quality Standards and food safety regulations.
* Attractive presentation of all food items served.
* Correct and consistent portion control.
* Meeting required tempo of work & service deadlines.
* Clearing and cleaning of catering equipment, utensils and premises as required to meet and maintain high standards of cleanliness in kitchen areas.
* Dishwashing operations (including use of industrial ware-washing machinery).
* Collecting general refuse from bin points throughout kitchen and removal of refuse from catering department to a central waste location; including operation of refuse compactor machinery. Ensuring segregation is followed for recyclable items.
* Basic preparation of some food items, including use of associated preparation machinery.
* Working as part of the patient meals service belt paying particular attention to presentation and taking action, as required, to ensure correct portioning to avoid wastage.
* Moving & handling of Trolleys e.g. Patient meal trolleys, general purpose trolleys for transfer of equipment, utensils, refuse and catering goods using trolleys within hospital catering operational areas (observing safe 'Moving & Handling practices).
* Being aware of and complying with correct cleaning procedures and instructions for use of cleaning materials (C.O.S.H.H. – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).
* Being correctly / cleanly dressed when on duty and in compliance with rules regarding, watches, hair control etc. Strictly complying with department codes of practice for personal hygiene.
* Strictly complying with department SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), codes of practice and meeting the standards for general food safety and hygiene. Comply with the requirements of ‘The Food Safety Act 1990’ and any associated legislation, ensuring that all measures are taken to deliver a safe food service.
* Awareness and compliance with Food Safety systems for Raw & Cooked separation e.g. use of colour coding for knives, cutting boards etc., to avoid cross contamination risks.
* Knowing and applying the correct procedures and responsibilities to report any sickness/absence and especially compliance with the D & V policy.
* Carry out training to correctly operate and ensuring proper cleaning, to a high standard of hygiene, any item of machinery used.
* Observing and complying with Trust and department policies and procedures paying particular attention to safe Moving and Handling and Health and Safety procedures.
* Meeting personal responsibility, for own safety and safety of colleagues, through safe working practices. Warning colleagues, and reporting to Supervisor or Catering Manager, of any identified potential risk e.g. defective equipment requiring attention or repair.
* Take appropriate action in the event of an accident to notify Supervisor or Catering Manager without delay, referring to and completing online incident report.
* Communicate effectively, professionally and in a timely manner with all hospital staff, the public and colleagues across the Trust and attend department meetings.
See Job Description for full details
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Literacy competency.
* Will satisfactorily complete Food Hygiene training and achieve qualification within first 12 weeks of employment.
* Holding recent Qualification in Food Hygiene at Level 2.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
* Previous employment or studies indicate capability to undertake training in duties of post.
* Experienced in catering industry in similar position with full working knowledge of hygiene & food safety.
* Evident Good Personal Hygiene, Clean and tidy appearance.
SKILLS AND ABILITY
* Ability to carry out catering tasks with special attention to hygiene, food presentation and speed of work.
* Physically able enough to fulfil tasks of the post (refer to Job Description).
* Previous experience of working in large group / busy environment.
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post.
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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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