Catering Technician Night Staff

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

- Present a catering service to patients and staff.

- Receive and deliver information regarding patient meal choices, dietary requirement or service adaptations ensuring that messages are clear and understood, and delivered in a time sensitive manner.

- Count and collate menu choices from inpatients or staff delivery service ensuring that any specific requirements are noted and dietary alerts are highlighted.

- Clean crockery, cutlery, utensils, containers and small scale equipment manually and through machine washers.

- Clean floors, work surfaces, furnishings and related equipment manually and by use of machine.

- Prepare and present ready to eat foods within the remit of the Catering department.

- Assist cooks with basic food preparation and cooking.

- Follow internal workflows, using own judgement to ensure safe systems of work are adhered to, for example prioritising high risk food preparation, allergen awareness and adherence to cleaning protocols.

- Prepare and deliver ward stores and supplies to wards and departments.

- Clean and prepare ward food trolleys for meal service.

- Comply with food hygiene regulations with regard to food service equipment cleaning and departmental cleanliness

- Comply with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points and the Trusts Food Safety Management System, ensuring all relevant paper work is completed.

- Maintain high personal hygiene standards

- Comply with Health and Safety regulations

- Notify supervisor or other relevant staff of faulty equipment, building/equipment repairs, maintenance requirements, and requests for personal protective equipment/light equipment.

- Responsible for ensuring building security measures are undertaken for example locking doors,securing windows when these have been left unsecured.

- Participate as a team member, including training new staff in work patterns and specific tasks

- Instruct relief staff in procedures when they are covering duties.

- Operate cash register at point of service

- Store goods correctly and use stock on a rotational basis

- Work together with Department in Performance and Development Reviews.

- The physical demands of this role will include standing for long periods of time, lifting stock and supplies; as well as manoeuvring waste bins, meal trolleys and hot lockers; with weights greater than 15kg frequently during a shift.- Following training, you will be required to operate a variety of specialised catering equipment;this may include employing specific skills such as use of knives, mandolins, meat slicers or industrial steamers.- You will be expected to work in a noisy, hot and humid environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Training

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 in relevant subject
• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or a willingness to complete within 3 months of commencing in the post.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in catering or hospitality services

Desirable

• Experience of cash handling systems
• Working in a healthcare environment
• Customer focused environment

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of operations in a catering setting

Desirable

• Knowledge of operations in a mass catering setting
• Knowledge pf operations in a healthcare support service setting

Personal Qualities

Essential

• To exemplify the Trust Values

Desirable

• Exhibit a polite & courteous manner and personal customer service standards

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Twmpath Lane

Oswestry

SY10 7AG

Employer's website

https://www.rjah.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)