Stores Catering Assistant

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Stores Assistant for the Catering Department. You will receive deliveries, inspect goods, manage stock rotation, and support meal service for patients and wards in a busy hospital kitchen.

You will work as part of a team to maintain cleanliness, food hygiene and environmental safety. This role requires flexibility across shifts, attention to detail, and good time management.

Job description

A vacancy has arisen within our Estates and Facilities Services Directorate, where our teams are committed to the provision of safe and effective patient care working alongside all of our colleagues to provide excellent Facilities for our patients, staff and visitors. We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a positive "can do" attitude to work, and can demonstrate the qualities required of a caring professional working within the NHS. We are recruiting for caring, positive, and dependable people to join our team in the role of a Stores Assistant within catering, Our Stores Assistants are an integral part of the Hospitals operations, working within the main kitchen. The role is part of a wider team responsible for excellent standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and environmental safety.Toreceive inall goods delivered to the Catering Department asper proceduresandpolicies. Carry out inspections of all good received/taking action ifrequired. Ensure stock control and rotationisimplemented. Conduct weekly stockchecks. Responsible for the delivery of ingredients to the main kitchen Responsible for the delivery of breakfast ingredients to wards and departments. Toassistin the set up for mealservice.. Be prepared to work in a range of extreme temperatures relevant to the production of food. Toassistin the plating of patient meals Ensure any issues (food or maintenance related) are highlighted to the SupervisorTo work as a key member of the catering team and adapt to service needs asrequired This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities butidentifieskey tasks and duties of the post holders. To have excellent time management.Responsible for phoning in provision of orders to suppliers. Preparation of delivery trolleysto wards and departments. Comply withall mandatory andadditionaltraining requirements. Work closely withtheteam andKitchen Supervisors. Escalate any issues to yourSupervisors. Participate in an annual PADR. Attend departmental meetings/briefings.

• Toreceive inall goods delivered to the Catering Department asper proceduresandpolicies.
• Carry out inspections of all good received/taking action ifrequired.
• Ensure stock control and rotationisimplemented.
• Conduct weekly stockchecks.
• Responsible for the delivery of ingredients to the main kitchen
• Responsible for the delivery of breakfast ingredients to wards and departments.
• Toassistin the set up for mealservice..
• Be prepared to work in a range of extreme temperatures relevant to the production of food.
• Toassistin the plating of patient meals
• Ensure any issues (food or maintenance related) are highlighted to the SupervisorTo work as a key member of the catering team and adapt to service needs asrequired This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list
• of responsibilities butidentifieskey tasks and duties of the post holders.
• To have excellent time management.
• Responsible for phoning in provision of orders to suppliers.
• Preparation of delivery trolleysto wards and departments.
• Comply withall mandatory andadditionaltraining requirements.
• Work closely withtheteam andKitchen Supervisors.
• Escalate any issues to yourSupervisors.
• Participate in an annual PADR.
• Attend departmental meetings/briefings.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.