Catering Assistant Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wigan Wrightington and Leigh Nhs Foundation Trust; Leigh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join their dynamic team in delivering high-quality service within retail outlets. This role involves serving customers, managing cash, and ensuring food safety while preparing meals for patients and staff. With excellent benefits, including a strong pension plan, generous leave entitlements, and career progression opportunities, this position offers a rewarding experience for those looking to make a difference in a healthcare setting. If you are passionate about customer service and teamwork, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Excellent Pension & Life Assurance Package

Annual Leave Entitlements (27 to 33 days)

Birthday Leave

Paid Occupational Leave

Training Opportunities

Health and Wellbeing Support

Career Progression Opportunities

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

NHS Discount Schemes

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic individuals needed for retail positions in a dynamic team.
• Experience in customer service and cash handling is essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and handle cash using till systems.
• Prepare food, manage stock, and ensure food safety compliance.
• Assist in serving meals and maintaining cleanliness.

Skills

Customer Service

Cash Handling

Food Preparation

Stock Management

Food Safety Compliance

Tools

Till System

Job description

Job Positions Available:

1. 1 position working 30 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 6 hours a day, between the hours of 7.00 am and 8.00 pm.
2. 1 position working 20 hours per week, 4 hours a day Monday - Friday, 11.00 am - 3.00 pm.
3. 1 position working 12 hours, 6 hours Saturday and 6 hours Sunday, between the hours of 7.00 am and 8.00 pm.

The rota pattern will be explained at the interview.

These positions will be predominantly working in the retail outlets.

We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic and interested in being part of this dynamic team delivering high-quality service to our patients, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities:

1. Serving customers, taking orders & payments, using the till system and cash handling.
2. Basic food preparation and food handling.
3. Ensuring retail stock is well presented, monitoring product expiry dates & appropriate stock rotation.
4. Identifying products for replenishment & reporting any price/product changes.
5. Assisting with simple food preparation duties as instructed.
6. Completion of audit forms associated with food safety, financial policy & procedures.
7. Meeting deadlines for production of meals as part of a team.
8. Serving meals at ward level to patients, or in retail outlets to staff & visitors.
9. Significant cleaning duties associated with this post.
10. Recording temperatures and other key audit requirements onto the appropriate monitoring forms.
11. Providing information on menus to patients, staff & visitors, including allergen information.
12. Handling cash, using retail tills, and maintaining stock control.

Minimum Requirements:

Good basic salary plus an attractive package of benefits which include:

• Excellent Pension & Life Assurance Package (over 20% employer contribution)
• Excellent annual leave entitlements 27 to 33 days per annum dependent upon service.
• Birthday Leave.
• Paid occupational maternity, paternity, and adoption leave dependent upon service.
• Training opportunities and eLearning resources.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Career Progression opportunities within Estates & Facilities and the NHS.
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes for items such as lease vehicles and buy a bike schemes.
• NHS Discount schemes to access hundreds of discounts and savings.
• Long Service Awards.

Closing Date: This advert closes on Friday 10 Jan 2025.