Catering Assistant

NHS Jobs; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NEST pension scheme

Night shift allowances

Bank holiday allowances

Job summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) is seeking a Catering Assistant to support regeneration chefs and other catering staff in delivering a professional catering service at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

The role involves assisting with meal preparation, operating tills, ensuring HACCP compliance, and maintaining hygiene and stock control while delivering courteous service to staff and visitors.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal skills required.
• Industry experience within catering services.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals and snacks for staff and visitors according to planned menu.
• Operate electronic tills and handle cash.
• Ensure HACCP compliance and temperature monitoring of prepared meals.
• Assist with stock control and receipt of goods into retail stores.
• Maintain high hygiene and cleaning standards in the catering environment.
• Provide high level of customer service and address complaints with supervisor guidance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Catering experience

Education

Level 2 Certificate in Food Hygiene

Literacy and numeracy

Job description

CDDFT are one of the largest integrated care providers inEngland serving a population of around 650,000 people. Acute hospital servicesare provided at Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of NorthDurham and Bishop Auckland Hospital is a centre for planned care. Communityservices are provided from six community hospitals alongside eighty othercommunity based locations.

Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL) /CDD Servicesare a wholly owned subsidiary company of County Durham and Darlington NHSFoundation Trust (CDDFT). SCL/CDDServices provides a range of non-clinical Estates, Facilities and Procurementservices to CDDFT.

Main duties of the job

Summary of the Role:

The Catering Assistant role is to support both regenerationchefs and other catering assistants in the provision of a highly professionalcatering service within the retail services at Darlington Memorial Hospitalboth within the Retail restaurant and Coffee Shop.

This role would be expected to follow the dutieslaid out by the Retail Service Supervisor/Manager in the day to day retailservices to both staff and visitor and to ensure that a high quality and costeffective service at all times in a courteous manner.

About us

Where available, visa sponsorship is subject to the role meeting the Home Office Skilled Worker eligibility requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, the role being eligible for sponsorship and meeting the applicable salary threshold and other immigration requirements. Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed in line with current Home Office guidance.

This is a legal and regulatory requirement, and we cannot proceed with sponsorship until UKVI has completed the approval process.

We regret any inconvenience this causes. Our decision is based solely on our current regulatory position and is not related to your suitability for the role or any personal characteristic.

SCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) set up to deliver a range of non-clinical services The company is separate legal body to CDDFT.

SCL offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ to the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from:

• Access to a pension scheme - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) CDD Services will pay a 3% contribution (this is over and above the minimum contribution rate at the present time)
• Night Shift Working Allowances (where appropriate)
• Bank Holiday Working Allowances (where appropriate)

Bank work is offered on an 'as and when' basis with no guaranteed hours and will be paid on a pro-rata hourly rate for hours worked only

Job responsibilities

To work under the direction of theRetail Services Supervisor/Manager and assist in the preparation of nutritiousand appetizing meals and snacks for staff and visitors, according to plannedmenu using specified recipes, methods and systems for cook chill catering to the highest possible standardsnutritional, temperature, quality, presentation, hygiene and safety andallergen regulations

To beinvolved in the preparation of all retail and buffet products, adheringstrictly to standard recipes, methods and production planning adhered to.

Ensurehigh standards of food quality from point of purchase to meal preparation,cooking and service, ensuring quality control process throughout.

To operatethe electronic tills and the handling of cash

To workwithin the coffee shop outlet after full training with the barista stylemachines

To assistin temperature monitoring and recording of all produced meals/foodstuffs andfood storage equipment in accordance with standards as laid down in theCatering Departments Policies and Procedures and Hazard Analysis CriticalControl Points(HACCP)

Assistwith receipt, quality assurance and stock control of goods received into theretail stores. Correct storage and security of goods, adhering to stockrotation practices in accordance with HACCP.

Assist inHygiene Audits and Cleaning Schedules inspections for your area of work iscompleted weekly, liaising with the Retail Supervisor to ensure that anyremedial work is carried out.

To assistin the general cleaning of crockery and kitchen utensils using the dishwashingmachine and by hand when required.

To complywith cleaning schedules as specified

To displaya high standard of personal hygiene

Communication

Co-operatingwith other members of the Catering Teamto maintain and improve the present high standard of food service, for staffand visitors

To dealeffectively and courteously with colleagues, patients and staff throughout theorganisation and members of the public and to deal with customer complaints andconcerns with a high level of customer service and passing these onto yoursupervisor to deal with or for information

Human Resource Management

Attend allrelevant training for specified role

Completionof Level 2 Food Safety beforecommencement

Attendstaff appraisals and performance reviews, ensuring that you have input in yourpersonal development plans to maximise your potential to meet the departmentand Trusts aims and objectives.

Toensure that policies and procedures are followed and adhered to.

Experience

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Industry experience within catering services

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Able to work with minimal supervision following set procedures.
• Flexible approach to work and adaptable to change

Qualifications

• Level 2 Certificate in Food Hygiene or working towards it
• A good standard of literacy and numeracy

Special Requirements

• Natural & enthusiastic staff member
• Knowledge of catering sector

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.