Catering Assistant

NHS National Services Scotland; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is seeking a stores person for our main kitchen at University Hospital Crosshouse. Hours 0630-1300/30 Monday to Friday; permanent.

You will be responsible for stock ordering, ingredient control, receipting goods, stock rotation, and general catering duties, while upholding high hygiene standards and HACCP compliance. Experience with stock control and knowledge of Environmental Health procedures preferred. Training and mandatory induction provided.

Qualifications

• Desirable for current Food Hygiene Certificate, or essential to complete within the first 3 months of employment.
• Corporate Induction program and mandatory/statutory training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Order stock and maintain stock records in line with recipes.
• Receipting of goods received notes and processing to admin in a timely manner.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and HACCP compliance.
• General catering duties and service to patients, staff, and visitors.
• Record data for Environmental Health as required.

Skills

Stock control

Hygiene practices

HACCP knowledge

Stock rotation

Education

Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)

Position:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a stores person within our main kitchen based at University Hospital Crosshouse

Hours:

0630-1300/30 Monday to Friday This post is offered on a permanent basis.

What you will do:

The main kitchen at University Hospital Crosshouse provides more than 1800 patient prepared and cooked meals every day including therapeutic diets to patients, as well as a meal service to staff and general public. In addition, we also provide a catering service to two in-house cafés. Your duties would include but not be limited to the ordering of stock, ingredient control measures that comply with the current recipes, receipting of goods received notes, processing these to the admin team in a timely manner, good stock rotation practices, general catering duties, maintaining high standards of hygiene, recording and monitoring data for H.A.C.C.P and Environmental Health.

Knowledge, training and/or experience required for this post:

Desirable for current Food Hygiene Certificate, or essential to complete with the first 3 months of employment. All preferred candidates must attend a Corporate Induction program and undertake Mandatory and Statutory training.

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact:

Scott Gemmell on [e-mail]

RIGHT TO WORK / CERTIFICATES OF SPONSORSHIP

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro-rated for part-time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 posts or bank contracts.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES