Catering Assistant

Practice Plus Group; Barlborough; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough is seeking a Catering Assistant to support patient meals and service. You'll work as part of a catering team to deliver high-quality food and a positive dining experience for patients, following hospital policies.

The role involves serving meals, handling dietary requests, and maintaining hygiene standards in a busy hospital environment. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and ideally hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of food hygiene and safety standards.
• Experience in catering or hospitality service.
• Excellent customer service and teamwork.
• Ability to manage time in a busy environment.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Serve meals and drinks to patients and take meal orders.
• Monitor and record patients' nutritional intake and report concerns.
• Prepare and regenerate meals, sauces and beverages; plate and serve hot and cold items.
• Record food and equipment temperatures.
• Support the catering team to ensure high standards of service.

Skills

Food hygiene

Customer service

Teamwork

Food preparation

Menu presentation

Time management

Communication

Job description

About The Role

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Our team members are adaptable, friendly, polite and caring. They enjoy working as a team with people from different cultures and backgrounds. Do you share these values? Then we could have just the role for you. We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough. There are 2 x opening on offer successful candidate will be required to work2 days out of 7.

What you can expect in return

• Increased days of annual leave with years of service.
• Being part of a friendly and supportive team
• Support with career opportunities if desired
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

For a virtual tour of our Hospital please see the video below:

What you'll be doing

You’ll play an important role in creating a positive experience for our patients by helping to deliver high-quality meals and excellent service throughout their stay.

Working as part of our catering team, you’ll support all aspects of food and beverage service, ensuring meals are prepared, served and presented to a high standard while following hospital policies and procedures.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Serving meals and drinks to patients and taking meal orders
• Monitoring and recording patients' nutritional intake, escalating any concerns to clinical staff
• Responding to dietary requests and reporting issues or patient feedback to the catering team
• Preparing and regenerating chilled and frozen meals, sauces, and beveragesPlating and serving hot and cold food items
• Recording food and equipment temperatures
• Refilling patients' water jugs and beakers, ensuring they remain hydrated throughout their stay

This is a varied, patient-facing role where you’ll help ensure every patient receives a safe, enjoyable dining experience.

What we’ll look for in you

As part of our catering team, you’ll help deliver a high-quality food and beverage service to patients, ensuring excellent standards are maintained at all times while following hospital policies and procedures.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a good understanding of food hygiene and food safety standards
• Enjoys providing great customer service and working with people
• Works well as part of a team and is happy to support where needed
• Has knowledge of food preparation, menus and presentation
• Can manage their time effectively in a busy environment
• Has strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Thrives in a fast-paced, team-focused role
• Holds a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, or is willing to work towards one
• Has previous experience in a similar catering or hospitality role

If you have any questions, contact [e-mail]

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.