Facilities Catering Support Assistant

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is recruiting a part-time Catering Service Assistant to join the Stafford County Hospital team. You will deliver meals to patients and visitors, support restaurant meal services and maintain hygiene across the department.

The role requires reliability, adaptability and a self-motivated approach to meet team and service goals, with some weekend shifts enhancing pay.

Qualifications

• Essential numeracy and literacyAbility to follow instruction and procedures
• Desirable COSHH and risk assessments knowledge
• Experience in service/customer environments, NHS experience desirable
• Food hygiene certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals to patients, staff and visitors according to dietary needs and safety standards
• Assist with food preparation and organisation, ensuring NHS guidelines compliance
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and dining areas, including washing up and sanitising surfaces
• Take and record meal orders from patients, considering dietary requirements
• Deliver food to wards promptly and at correct temperatures
• Manage and replenish stock levels, ensure proper storage of items
• Liaise with healthcare staff to meet patients' dietary needs

Skills

Basic numeracy and literacy

Ability to follow instruction

Experience of Working within an NHS环境

To have worked in a service/customer环境

Understanding COSHH & Risk Assessments

Education

Food Hygiene Certification

Job description

Job summary

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Team at County Hospital Stafford. Working with an experienced team you will be delivering Fresh Food to our patients and visitors.

This position benefits from enhanced pay due to some working hours being during weekends. The rota is as follows Week 1 - Wed 11.00-14.30, Thu 07.00-14.30, Fri 09.00-17.00 Week 2 - Tues 11.00-14.30, Wed 11.00-14.30, Thu 11.00-14.30, Fri 09.00-17.00, Sat 11.30-19.30, Sun 11.30-19.30

Primary duties will include the presentation and service of meals to patients, supporting the restaurant meal services and general hygiene duties throughout the department

The individual will need to be adaptable, hardworking and be a self-motivated individual to meet the team and operational goals.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Catering Service Assistant to join our team at Stafford County Hospital. This part-time position involves working in a busy hospital environment, ensuring that high standards of food service are maintained across various wards and departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving meals to patients, staff, and visitors in accordance with dietary requirements and health & safety standards.
• Assisting with the preparation and organisation of food items, ensuring compliance with NHS guidelines.
• Ensuring cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen and dining areas, including washing up and sanitising surfaces.
• Taking and recording meal orders from patients, considering any specific dietary needs.
• Delivering food to wards in a timely manner, ensuring it is served at the correct temperature.
• Managing and replenishing stock levels, ensuring that all food items are stored correctly.
• Liaising with healthcare staff to ensure that patients' dietary requirements are met.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• Food Hygiene Certification

Skills

Essential

• Ability to follow instruction, training, process and procedure

Desirable

• Understanding of COSHH & Risk Assessments

Experience

Essential

• To have worked in a service/customer environment

Desirable

• Experience of Working within an NHS environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

County Hospital Site

Weston Road

Stafford

ST16 3SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)