263112 Food Service Assistant

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Dumfries; In loco; GBP 20.000 - 24.000; Tempo pieno

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NHS Ayrshire & Arran in Dumfries is seeking Food Service Assistants to join the hospital catering team at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. You will help provide high-quality food and catering services to patients across the hospital, supporting meal service and patient experience.

The role offers full induction and on-the-job training, with opportunities to develop new catering skills within the NHS in a supportive team environment and across a seven-day service with varied shifts.

Competenze

• Excellent communication skills.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Flexible, reliable and able to work in a busy environment.
• Takes pride in delivering high standards of service.
• Can follow food hygiene and health & safety procedures.
• Have basic IT skills.
• Have previous catering experience.

Mansioni

• Assist with food preparation and meal service.
• Serve meals to patients.
• Support ward meal delivery services.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness.
• Operate catering equipment following appropriate training.
• Assist with stock control.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to provide an excellent customer experience.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Food hygiene procedures

IT skills

Catering experience

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Are you passionate about food, customer service and making a difference to people's day?

We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable Food Service Assistants to join our Catering Team at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. This is a rewarding opportunity to play an important role in providing high-quality food and catering services to patients across the hospital.

What You'll Do

• Assisting with food preparation and meal service
• Serving meals to patients
• Supporting ward meal delivery services
• Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness
• Operating catering equipment following appropriate training
• Assisting with stock control
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to provide an excellent customer experience

What We're Looking For

• Have excellent communication skills
• Work well as part of a team
• Are flexible, reliable and able to work in a busy environment
• Take pride in delivering high standards of service
• Can follow food hygiene and health & safety procedures
• Have basic IT skills
• Have previous catering experience

What We Offer

• Full induction and on-the-job training
• Opportunities to develop new skills and gain catering experience within the NHS
• A supportive team environment
• The chance to make a positive difference to patient experience every day

Hours of Work

The department operates 7 days a week.

Earliest start: 7:00am

Latest finish: 8:30pm

Various shifts are available across the service.