Catering Assistant

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you looking for a stable and rewarding role and would you love to do a job that gives you an overwhelming feeling of satisfactionwhilst working for a supportive NHS Trust? As an organisation, Leicester Partnership Trust recognises the important of work life balance, achieved through flexibility.

We have a Catering Assistant vacancy working at Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital within our Estates and Facilities Directorate.

As a Catering Assistant you will provide a comprehensive catering service and duties include preparation and regeneration of patient meals at ward level on a daily basis.

You will assist in the service of food and beverage to a range of customers and undertake general cleaning and food safety duties within the catering department, or other areas of the trust when working on hospitality.

Applicants are asked to bring their photo ID and right to work including proof of address to their interviews.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on the high standards throughout our services. You will be a valued member of the Soft FM Team and will be respected for the work you do.

All roles will provide a range of duties across our Trust sites and support services to ensure a safe, efficient and effective service to all patients, staff and visitors is delivered.

Catering Assistant Duties

Service of food and beverage to a range of customers
Preparation and regeneration of patient meals
Check stock deliveries into the catering department and complete the appropriate documentation.
Ensure stock is dated and stock rotation procedures are observed
Promote and maintain point of sale, e.g counter and vending machines
Taking and recording of food temperatures and seeking further instruction where these are outside appropriate temperature limits

Benefits

Competitive salary including payments for unsocial hours, Saturday and Sunday enhanced pay
Free car parking
Paid induction& training
Pension scheme
27 days paid holidayplus BH
Access to Blue Light and health service discounts

We are recruiting across various sites and some roles will be mobile therefore may not suitable for public transport but if you live within Leicester one of the sites may be within your community.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

30 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0129

Job locations

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Leicester

LE10 3DA

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

General education to GCSE level or equivalent including English, Maths
Able to understand verbal and written instruction
Basic Food Hygiene Level 2

Desirable

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate 3 and above

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a restaurant environment.
Planning and organisation of daily / weekly work tasks/activities.
Awareness of safe working practices
Understand how to prevent the spread of infections.
Good personal hygiene practices
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to manage own workload
Demonstrate good customer service skills
Experience with COSHH and HACCP
Knowledge of IPC process within a Catering Hospital Service
Knowledge of the health and safety, food safety rules and regulations

Desirable

Experience of serving food and beverages on a tray service
Working within tight portion controls

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

General education to GCSE level or equivalent including English, Maths
Able to understand verbal and written instruction
Basic Food Hygiene Level 2

Desirable

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate 3 and above

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a restaurant environment.
Planning and organisation of daily / weekly work tasks/activities.
Awareness of safe working practices
Understand how to prevent the spread of infections.
Good personal hygiene practices
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to manage own workload
Demonstrate good customer service skills
Experience with COSHH and HACCP
Knowledge of IPC process within a Catering Hospital Service
Knowledge of the health and safety, food safety rules and regulations

Desirable

Experience of serving food and beverages on a tray service
Working within tight portion controls

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.