Description
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking, proactive and highly motivated Catering Assistant. Delivering excellence in retail catering and patient experience is our driving force and in return we offer commitment to your personal development and a competitive salary.
The role is to work as part of a rota to provide food services from 7am - 7pm, 365 days per year. Main base is St Peter's Hospital, with requirement to work across both St Peter's and Ashford Hospital sites to fulfil role and working at any other Trust site as required.
Main duties of the job
- To carry out a wide range of general retail catering duties within our on-site retail outlet ensuring a high quality level of customer service and food safety following set procedures and specifications. Strong customer service skills are essential.
- Serving staff and visitors freshly prepared products, preparing refreshments including hot and cold speciality drinks.
- Replenishing stock displays and ensuring all areas are clean and tidy.
- To have made an effective contribution to reaching the Trust's vision, strategic objectives and key work programmes.
- To ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed.
- To monitor temperature control procedures following set specification.
- Audit check dates and stock rotation of all food commodities within working areas.
- Good communication skills are required, both face to face and on the telephone. The post holder will be expected to communicate with, patient's visitors and staff.
- To ensure compliance with all aspects of Health and Safety/ food safety legislation and the correct use of personal protective equipment.
Benefits
- The full range of NHS benefits and discounts.
Person Specification
- Qualifications and Further Training:
+ Essential: Educated to GCSE level or equivalent + Desirable: Food Hygiene Level 2
- Experience:
+ Essential: Demonstrable catering experience + Desirable: Special diets, dysphasic and cultural religious believes, Patient Catering
- Knowledge:
+ Essential: NHS Constitution, Food safety & Hygiene, Knowledge of various tasks and the ability to perform catering tasks + Desirable: Strategic objectives, Food Safety Act 1990
- Skills:
+ Essential: Knowledge & awareness of food safety and hygiene, Ability to work on own initiative, Effective oral/written skills, Communication and interpersonal skills