Catering Assistant | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside & Glossop NHS FT; Tameside; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

Eye tests

Gym discount

Bike loan

Support with stress

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Catering Assistant to join its catering team, delivering high quality services to patients, staff and visitors in a hospital setting. You will play a key role in supporting the operation and production of catering, ensuring food is prepared and served to a high standard.

The role involves checking all areas of the kitchen before the end of the shift to ensure floors, surfaces, equipment, refuse bins and utensils are clean and

Responsibilities

• Assist in the efficient operation and production of catering services for patients, staff and visitors.
• Check all kitchen areas at end of shift to ensure floors, surfaces, equipment, refuse bins and utensils are clean and stored correctly.
• Support the 7-day catering service that operates from 6am to 8pm.
• Follow policies and procedures and work as part of a team or independently as required.
• Assist with food storage checks to ensure compliance with departmental policy.

Job description

Catering Assistant | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be required to work as part of a team providing a high quality catering service and will assist with the efficient operation and production of catering services provided to patients, staff and visitors.

The post holder will check all areas of the kitchen before the end of their shift to ensure that all floors, working surfaces, equipment, refuse bins and utensils etc. are clean and stored correctly.

Our catering service operates 7 day service 6am-8pm

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annumand/or the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.

The post holder is required to work on their own or as part of a team to deliver services as directed by policies and procedures.

The post holder will check all food storage areas to ensure that food is being stored correctly and in accordance with departmental policy and procedure.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full personspecification butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.