Catering Assistant - Hallam

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Hallam Street Hospital is seeking a customer-focused Catering Assistant to support patient meals, beverages, and the hospital restaurant. You will handle preparation, service, and basic cleaning, with cash handling and paperwork related to local HACCP.

The role requires adherence to CQC and Trust standards, working independently and in a busy team. Basic food safety knowledge is essential, and mandatory training will be provided during induction.

Job description

The Catering Department at Hallam Street Hospital requires a customer focused catering assistant to work in our patient catering department and restaurant. Duties will include the preparation and serving of in-patient meals and beverages across the hospital or working in our patient, staff and visitor restaurant. Duties will also include cleaning, cash handling and an element of paperwork in relation to local HACCP., We are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills and able to work independently as well as part of a very busy team. You must be able to follow and adhere to CQC, environmental health, catering and trust legislation and standards, at all times.You will be responsible for ensuring departmental HACCP and COSHH are adhered to and paperwork is complete. The candidate must be able work to under pressure, be self-motivated, customer focused. Knowledge of Food safety is essential, mandatory training will be given on induction.

Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.