Catering Assistant

Derbyshirehealthcareft; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

NHS pension scheme

Health service discounts

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Catering Assistant to join the Kingsway and Radbourne units, with occasional responsibilities at other local sites.

You will help provide meals for patients, staff and visitors, working across kitchen, restaurant and coffee shop areas on a rota. The role runs 30 hours per week (12:00–18:30, Mon–Fri) with occasional weekends and a supportive, friendly team.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy kitchen and knowledge of food safety.
• Basic food hygiene certificate or equivalent experience in a busy kitchen.
• Cash handling abilities and use of cash registers.
• Understanding of allergens and safe food handling practices.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with food service within the kitchen, restaurant, and coffee shops.
• Help in cleaning and wash up area; operate dishwasher when required.
• Ensure Health & Safety and Food Hygiene regulations are followed.
• Assist with HACCP checks including temperatures of freezers, fridges and cabinets.
• Set up meetings in meeting rooms/offices for beverages or refreshments.
• Cashier duties in Restaurant and Coffee Shop; reconcile cash at end of shift.

Skills

Experience in busy kitchen

Knowledge of food safety

Education

Basic food hygiene certificate

Cash handling / cash registers

Understanding of Allergens

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly dedicated catering team at the Kingsway and Radbourne units although you may be required to work at other local sites on occasion.

Catering Assistants within the hospital have a key role in maintaining a high standard of meal provision to patients, staff and visitors to the hospitals. You should have good organisational and communication skills, be flexible in your approach to work whilst demonstrating an ability to work using your own initiative and work as part of a team.

This post is for 30 hours 1200 - 1830 Mon - Fri working the occasional weekend as required.

This is a lovely team working environment with good benefits with 27 days annual leave plus BH and sick pay.

Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Main duties of the job

To be an integral member of the Catering Team ensuring the safe provision of Catering services to patients, staff and visitors.

Post involves working in the kitchen, restaurant, and coffee shops, and pot wash on a rota basis as required.

"It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract. "

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Generous NHS pension scheme

Job responsibilities

Assisting with food service within the kitchen or with the supply of refreshments for meetings.

Help in the cleaning and wash up area with the washing of pots and pans. Including the operation of the dishwasher when required

Ensure that Health & Safety Regulations and Food Hygiene Regulations are upheld, in accordance with training and instruction provided.

Assisting in the operation of the HACCP system with the checking and recording of freezers, refrigerators and vending machines and hot and cold cabinets temperatures in line with Assured Safe Catering procedures.

Setting up meetings in meeting rooms/offices for the service of beverages or refreshments.

Cashier duties, ensuring that all goods are sold at correct prices and entered into the till under the correct codes when working in Restaurant and Coffee Shop.

Reconciling cash taken at the end of the shift and paying in daily monies to the cashiers office when working in the Restaurant and Coffee shop.

Collection of dirty crockery from offices, meeting rooms and retail areas

Deliver and collection of food trolleys to and from wards

Preparation of salads and sandwiches for patients and retail and assisting with buffets as required.

Assist with the putting away of goods from suppliers when needed.

To undertake cleaning within the Catering Department to ensure high standards of cleanliness are maintained and COSHH regulations adhered to

Any other relevant duties as requested by the Catering Supervisor / Catering Manager.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working in a busy kitchen and knowledge of food safety

Qualification

• Recent Basic food hygiene certificate or equivalent experience and knowledge working in a busy Kitchen
• Cash handling abilities/use of cash registers
• Understanding of Allergens

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.