Catering Services Assistant

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Pershore; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Flexible hours

Training provided

Uniform provided

Career development

Staff wellbeing

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a part-time catering assistant to support patient meals and catering services across our sites. You will take patients' meal orders face to face, serve meals, clear away, wash up, and help with cleaning of departments and equipment while following labelling and stock control guidance.

The role offers flexible hours, full training, and ongoing development within the NHS framework.

Responsibilities

• Take patients' meal orders face to face
• Serve patient meals
• Clear away and wash up
• Clean departments and equipment
• Food prep
• Receive and monitor deliveries
• Put food items away
• Follow labelling and stock control guidance

Skills

Food service

Customer service

Teamwork

Hygiene

Job description

We pride ourselves on maintaining catering standards to a 5-star environmental health audit process and in line with the National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. Join our teams, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career to include flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. Working alongside dietetics and clinical teams, catering services ensure patients receive nutritionally balanced diets to support their recovery, in accordance with national standards and the Trusts Food and Drink Strategy. You will be part of a team who deliver a fully comprehensive quality catering service offering choice to patients, staff and visitors which meets legislative and mandatory requirements, in accordance with schedules and procedures. You must maintain a high standard for all food and beverage preparation including hot, cold and ambient items. The post will consist of varied duties to include taking patients meal orders face to face, serving patient meals, clearing away, washing up, cleaning of departments and equipment, food prep, receiving and monitoring deliveries, putting food items away, following all guidance on labelling and stock control. In return, you will receive full support, training and guidance to enable you to undertake all catering duties.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service.

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
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• 15 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 08.45-14.00) We have supportive and passionate teams, and you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience through the provision of a catering service.
• Competitive pay with weekend enhancements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days per annum dependent upon contracted hours and length of service
• Flexible hours to suit other employment and carer responsibilities
• Career progression or future job opportunities working direct for the NHS
• Extensive training and support available
• NHS pension and life assurance provision
• Uniform provided
• Health and wellbeing packages available
• Seasonal incentive schemes

Application for this role will be considered in adherence to the Working Time Regulations this will be discussed with you during interview. Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.