Bank - Catering Assistant (Penrith)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Penrith; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks an enthusiastic individual for a catering role at Penrith Community Hospital. The responsibilities include preparing salads and sandwiches for patients and the café, ensuring high food safety and presentation standards. Previous experience in catering is preferred but training will be provided. This role is part of a small team and offers various benefits including flexible working and NHS discounts.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

Flexible working scheme

Access to NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous catering experience preferred, full training provided.
• Ability to work as part of a small team.
• Adequate communication with nursing staff required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare salads and sandwiches for patients and café.
• Provide well-presented meal service to patients.
• Serve customers, managing cash and card payments.
• Record temperatures and ensure food safety compliance.

Skills

Catering experience

Communication skills

Food safety standards

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our small friendly team at Penrith Community Hospital on a Bank post.

Position Overview

The role involves preparing salads and sandwiches for both patients and for the Café within the hospital. Provide a meal service to the patients, ensuring the presentation standards are high and food safety standards are adhered to.

Responsibilities

• Prepare salads and sandwiches for patients and the hospital café.
• Provide a well‑presented meal service to patients.
• Serve customers in the café, taking both cash and card payments and cashing up from time to time.
• Deal with receiving deliveries into the department and assist in putting the stock away.
• Communicate with colleagues and nursing staff face to face or via phone.
• Record all appropriate temperatures and ensure HACCP information is completed appropriately.
• Work as part of a small team.
• Previous catering experience would be preferred but full training will be given to the successful candidate.

Legal and Equality Requirements

We are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work. If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or the Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

Disability & Criminal Records Checks

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children. Therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the applicant through salary deduction.

• Standard Check: £18 + £3.85 administration = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 in first month and £5 per month for the following three months.
• Enhanced Check: £38 + £3.90 administration = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 in first month and £10 per month for the following three months.

Benefits and Conditions

• Lease car may be available for this position; further details provided upon appointment if applicable.
• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 days after 10 years.
• Flexible working scheme.
• Excellent opportunities for development.
• Competitive NHS pension scheme.
• Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a free, confidential counselling and information service.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.

Application Process

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, so please apply as soon as possible.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within two weeks of the closing date.