Facilities Management Catering Assistant

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Warrington is looking for a motivated Catering Assistant to join the team at Hollins Park Hospital. The role involves delivering food and equipment to various units and maintaining high standards in hygiene and safety. Candidates should be flexible in their working hours and able to communicate effectively with staff. This position offers the opportunity to work in a supportive healthcare environment focused on providing quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or food service is preferred.
• Ability to follow hygiene and health & safety regulations.
• Competence in using catering equipment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food & equipment to outer units using a van.
• Complete relevant delivery documentation.
• Load and distribute meals and provisions.
• Clear meal items from service areas.
• Perform general cleaning tasks.

Skills

Food safety awareness

Customer service

Team communication

Flexibility in working hours

Job description

Cleanliness, hygiene, catering, and food safety in healthcare environments are paramount. We are seeking to appoint staff who are ambitious, motivated, and take pride in their work.

We are looking to recruit a hardworking, enthusiastic individual to join our Catering Team at Hollins Park Hospital, Warrington, Winwick. WA2 8WA.

While the location and service group may differ, the role of the Facilities Management Catering Assistant (FMCA) remains an integral part of our service delivery. The role involves carrying out facilities and catering tasks, ensuring high standards are achieved and maintained.

The successful candidate will perform a range of catering and general duties within a mental health inpatient environment, following set procedures and standards. They will also operate our catering van to outer units.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Delivering food & equipment to outer units using our refrigerated van, covering for the regular driver.
2. Ensuring relevant documentation, such as monitoring forms and delivery checks, are completed and filed, taking corrective action when necessary.
3. Loading frozen food into a regeneration oven.
4. Distributing meals, provisions, and equipment within the department.
5. Clearing customer meal items, e.g., crockery, cutlery, and food waste from the café area.
6. Performing general cleaning tasks following departmental policies and procedures.
7. Working flexibly according to duty rotas, including evenings and weekends.
8. Standing in for other FMCA’s as required.
9. Communicating effectively with ward teams and other disciplines.
10. Assisting in other catering department areas as needed, which may involve travel to other Mersey Care sites.
11. Cleaning all areas associated with the catering department, such as work surfaces.
12. Practicing good hygiene and health & safety standards in line with current Food Safety and Health & Safety Legislation.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people and covering services across the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.

Our core commitment is to ‘perfect care’—safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to excel and work alongside service users, families, and carers to co-develop future services. We are currently implementing organizational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: David Russell
• Job Title: Deputy Catering Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]