Patient Catering Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Chertsey; Vor Ort; GBP 20.000 - 22.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS benefits

Personal development

CPD opportunities

Collaboration with Royal Surrey NHS

Zusammenfassung

The Methodist Church in Britain is recruiting a catering assistant for the on-site retail outlet at St Peter's Hospital, with duties across Ashford Hospital and other Trust sites as required.

You will perform front-of-house catering, serve food and drinks, restock displays, and ensure HACCP and food safety compliance. The role demands full-time availability across a rota from 7am to 7pm, including nights and weekends.

Qualifikationen

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Demonstrable catering experience.

Aufgaben

• Serve staff and visitors freshly prepared food and products to set procedures and specifications.
• Prepare refreshments, including hot and cold speciality drinks.
• Replenish stock displays and keep areas clean and tidy.
• Follow HACCP and food safety codes of practice.
• Monitor temperature control and complete control records.
• Audit use-by dates and stock rotation.
• Keep crockery and cutlery clean and stored; operate the dishwasher.
• Maintain cleaning standards and COSHH compliance.
• Report equipment faults to supervisors.
• Communicate with patients, visitors and staff face to face or by phone.
• Comply with health and safety and infection control rules.
• Maintain personal hygiene and uniform standards.

Kenntnisse

Food safety & hygiene

NHS Constitution knowledge

Catering tasks execution

Own initiative

Oral and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Ausbildung

GCSE level or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

This is a catering assistant post in the on-site retail outlet at St Peter's Hospital, with work also across Ashford Hospital and other Trust sites as needed. The work is front-of-house retail catering: serving food and refreshments, keeping displays stocked, and keeping food safety and temperature checks on track. The hours run on a rota from 7am to 7pm, 365 days a year, with variable shifts including nights and weekends. Candidates must be able to work full time on these shifts, and demonstrable catering experience is essential.

What the job involves

• Serve staff and visitors freshly prepared food and products to set procedures and specifications
• Prepare refreshments, including hot and cold speciality drinks
• Replenish stock displays and keep all areas clean and tidy
• Follow HACCP and food safety codes of practice
• Monitor temperature control and complete control records, including food and equipment temperatures
• Audit use-by dates and stock rotation of all food commodities in working areas
• Clean and safely store crockery and cutlery, and operate the dishwasher
• Maintain cleaning standards to set specifications, schedules and COSHH requirements
• Report equipment faults and breakdowns to supervisors and management
• Communicate face to face and by telephone with patients, visitors and staff
• Comply with health and safety and food hygiene legislation, use PPE correctly, and follow infection control and hand hygiene rules
• Maintain personal hygiene and uniform standards, and contribute to the Trust's vision and strategic objectives

What’s required

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Experience

• Demonstrable catering experience

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene
• Knowledge of the NHS Constitution
• Knowledge of catering tasks and ability to carry them out
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Effective oral and written communication
• Communication and interpersonal skills

Other

• Able to work full time on variable shifts, including long days, nights and weekends

Nice to have

• Food Hygiene Level 2
• Experience of special diets, dysphagia and cultural or religious beliefs
• Patient catering experience
• Knowledge of the Trust's strategic objectives
• Knowledge of the Food Safety Act 1990

What’s offered

• Full range of NHS benefits and discounts
• Competitive salary
• Commitment to personal development
• Continuous professional development
• Development opportunities through the collaborative Group Model with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust