Job summary
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https://hje.kallidusrecruit.com/vacancyinformation.aspx?vguid=6bc70535-4c45-4528-8023-2af7345ee7c3
Please note, only applications received through the employer's
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As General Kitchen Assistant / Catering Assistant, youll prepare well balanced nutritional meals for a range of service users with unique dietary requirements and maintain excellent standards of hygiene and safety.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to meet standards in line with agreed policy, procedures, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) profitability and productivity. The requirement for this role is to maintain good customer and colleague relations at all times.
Be responsible for the supervision of a general assistant, maintenance of temperature records and maintain the 5 star Food hygiene rating.
The Catering Department provides and effective and efficient food service within the wards and hospitality events, ensuring the highest food safety standards at all times to patients, visitors and staff.
About us
ocated in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene at all times, adhering to the rules and regulations as laid out in the hospitals procedures and policies.
Ensure that all food is correctly and safely prepared and stored
Ensure food is presented in a way which meets agreed the hospitals standards
Ensure all equipment is left clean at end of shift in line with systems in place
Reporting of equipment faults or concerns in line with agreed local procedures
Prepare cook and serve meals for patients, staff and visitors, ensuring the highest standards of food safety throughout the process.
Observe and maintain all necessary due diligence records as required by HACCP and the hospitals policy and procedures
Adhere to standard recipes and methods and make the most economical use of all ingredients whilst maintaining a strict avoidance of waste.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene at all times, adhering to the rules and regulations as laid out in the hospitals procedures and policies.
Ensure that all food is correctly and safely prepared and stored
Ensure food is presented in a way which meets agreed the hospitals standards
Ensure all equipment is left clean at end of shift in line with systems in place
Reporting of equipment faults or concerns in line with agreed local procedures
Prepare cook and serve meals for patients, staff and visitors, ensuring the highest standards of food safety throughout the process.
Observe and maintain all necessary due diligence records as required by HACCP and the hospitals policy and procedures
Adhere to standard recipes and methods and make the most economical use of all ingredients whilst maintaining a strict avoidance of waste.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- City and Guilds 7061/7062 or equivalent NVQ or SVQ Level 2 General Catering or equivalent essential
- HACCP Level 2
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in kitchens
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work closely with service users and communicate effectively with them
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing essential
- Have a good standard of English language both written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work in a high pressured environment & work to deadlines
- Have flexible working attitude and remain calm pressure and stressful situation
- Ability to work under pressure with strong organizational skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- City and Guilds 7061/7062 or equivalent NVQ or SVQ Level 2 General Catering or equivalent essential
- HACCP Level 2
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in kitchens
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work closely with service users and communicate effectively with them
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing essential
- Have a good standard of English language both written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work in a high pressured environment & work to deadlines
- Have flexible working attitude and remain calm pressure and stressful situation
- Ability to work under pressure with strong organizational skills
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.
