Temp Cover Catering Assistant (Keswick)

Integrated Care System; Keswick; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in North Cumbria seeks a Temp Cover Catering Assistant for Keswick Hospital. The role involves ensuring food safety, preparing meals, and providing a high-quality catering service for patients and visitors. Applicants should possess Food Safety certifications and demonstrate excellent customer care and teamwork skills.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Potential lease car availability

Qualifications

• Experience in catering department roles.
• Ability to adhere to food safety standards.
• Demonstrated organisational skills and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the catering service for patients and staff.
• Adhere to food safety procedures and record data.
• Prepare and deliver meals according to requirements.

Skills

Organisational skills

Customer care

Teamwork

Education

Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate

Level 3 Food Safety

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Temp Cover Catering Assistant (Keswick)

The closing date is 23 July 2025

To assist in providing an in-house catering service to all patients, and where applicable staff and visitors at Keswick hospital

The post holder will carry out work in accordance with quality standards and follow established procedures. Work to duties as set by the Catering Supervisor, who will review performance and undertake appraisal.

To work as part of a team within the main kitchen providing a good quality nutritious and safe catering service to all patients, staff and visitors (where applicable) in our hospitals

Main duties of the job

Food Safety

Adhere to all procedures for recording required HACCP data on a daily basis

Take receipt and unload all kitchen supplies deliveries, checking the items against the delivery quality standards and storing them appropriately

Record the delivery of all incoming goods, date them and store appropriatel

Be responsible for exercising and monitoring stock rotation in all food storage areas

Food Preparation

Pick frozen meals from storage and prepare for distribution to wards in accordance with ward meal order requirements

Deliver frozen meals and load into trolleys at ward level as a and when required

Pick frozen meals and regenerate according to dining room menu requirements

Prepare sandwiches and salads in the cold prep room and sandwich bar on a daily basis

Prepare sandwiches for buffet and working lunches

Cook breakfast /Lunch items on a daily basis

Prepare snacks and serve meals in dining room

Please view the main duties in full by downloading the Job Description.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate to work towards completing this course and obtain this qualification
• Level 3 Food Safety

Experience

• Experience of working within a catering department
• Experience of working in a catering establishment

Skills and Aptitutes

• Organisational skills
• Smart clean appearance
• High personal standards
• Ability to work within a team
• Be able to demonstrate ability to provide excellent customer care

Personal Circumstances

• Flexible approach to work
• Friendly disposition

Knowledge

• Principles and criterion of HACCP
• Special diets inc texture modified food

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£24,169 a yearPer annum pro rata. weekend and bank holiday enhancements