Catering Assistant

Job summary

We are seeking Catering Assistants within our department at Warrington Hospital. The shift is to work in the morning &evening serving & delivering patients meals.

You should have experience within a large-scale catering environment, training will also be provided, a good knowledge of food hygiene is also essential.

A positive attitude to carry out all duties. The role is physically demanding due to the movement of our food shuttles throughout the shift.

Main duties of the job

You will also carry out cleaning tasks within the department operating machinery, e.g., moving of buckets of water and cleaning equipment to meet the needs of the department also the movement of our food trollies. You will be responsible for speaking with wards and communicating any information with the supervisor on duties of any requirements that all wards may need.

To drive tugs daily within the hospital also externally to deliver patient meals.

The ability to work to a high standard is essential.

Joining our large professional team, you will need to have a positive attitude and excellent enthusiasm and flexibility. You will attend relevant training courses, including Trust mandatory training for your own personal development and to maintain and improve standards within the department.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.