Food Production Assistant

NUH; Nottingham; Presencial; GBP 23 000 - 28 000; Tempo integral

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NHS Pension

Resumo da oferta

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is seeking a dedicated catering and cleaning operative to support the Central Production Kitchen and related outlets. You will help produce meals, ensure food safety/HACCP compliance, and support patient dietary needs across campus sites.

This permanent, full-time role is based in Nottingham with a 37.5-hour week and a 12-week rota. Training in food hygiene and COSHH is provided, and NUH emphasises inclusive teamwork and career development.

Qualificações

• Good basic level of secondary education.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent training.
• Knowledge of cleaning/hygiene COSHH procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure Food Safety procedures adherence and HACCP data recording.
• Assist with food production and catering for Central Production Kitchen and outlets.
• Deliver meals to wards and departments and manage portioning and labeling.

Formação académica

Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate

COSHH procedures knowledge

Advanced food hygiene processes

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Main area Estates & facilities Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (12 week rota 7.5 hour shifts per day between 06:00 – 18:30) Job ref 164-8338639

Site Both Town Nottingham Salary £25,272 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

The post-holder will be responsible for providing a catering and cleaning service within the Central Production Kitchen (CPU) and outlying catering outlets.

The post-holder will assist with the production of all meals with the Central Production Kitchen (CPU) and other outlying catering units within the department.

The post-holder will also be required to provide a catering service in accordance with the Food Safety Regulations and Food Hygiene Regulations.

The post holder will have their main base of work on either campus, City Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre or Ropewalk House however there may be occasions to cover another area.

Main duties of the job

Amongst other tasks, the post holder will be required to ebsure:

Food Safety procedure adherence and recording HACCP data; receiving, quality checking and storing deliveries; monitoring and exercising stock rotation.

Food Production preparation according to standard recipes; support food production tp the catering team; portioning of foods; sealing, labelling, chilling and blast freezing of food; be aware of patient special dietary requirements and that these are followed.

Food Service Preparation by receiving / unloading / cleaning / storage of meal trolleys; loading of meal trolleys in preparation for each meal service; delivering food to wards and departments as required.

Cleaning is provided to a high standard in the CPU and other catering units (walls, floors, doors, surfaces, gullies / drains, fixtures and fittings; perform deep cleaning tasks as required; replenishing of cleaning materials; reporting any maintenance issues; emptying of bins and disposal of boxes and waste; use wet scrub machinery; stripping and cleaning of slicing machinery; use and clean deep fat machine as required.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.

Training & Qualification

• Good basic level of secondary education
• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent experience/training
• Knowledge of advanced food hygiene processes
• Knowledge of cleaning/hygiene COSHH procedures

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a customer/patient focused environment
• Experience of working with individuals who have special diets including texture modified foo

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41 for enhanced and £20 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.