Catering assistant

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 May 2025

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly dedicated catering team at the Kingsway and Radbourne units although you may be required to work at other local sites on occasion.

Catering Assistants within the hospital have a key role in maintaining a high standard of meal provision to patients, staff and visitors to the hospitals. You should have good organisational and communication skills, be flexible in your approach to work whilst demonstrating an ability to work using your own initiative and work as part of a team.

There are various posts which are all weekend working 1 x 15 hours, 1 x 13 hours, 1 x 11 hours, 1 x 9 hours these are all at enhanced NHS weekend rates

This is a lovely team working environment with good benefits with 27 days annual leave plus BH and sick pay.

Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Main duties of the job

To be an integral member of the Catering Team ensuring the safe provision of Catering services to patients, staff and visitors.

Post involves working in the kitchen, restaurant, and coffee shops, and pot wash on a rota basis as required

About us

As an employee of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust you are required to adhere to the Trust's overriding value of putting "patients at the heart of everything we do". In recognising both the values expressed in the NHS Constitution and the Trust Values you will:

Take pride in the Trust, show loyalty and commitment.
Build and maintain trust in all our relationships.
Treat everyone with respect, recognise people's differences.
Value everyone, listen to others and respond accordingly.
Be positive, honourable and honest but also sensitive
Be respectful, welcoming, polite and courteous.
Put quality at the centre of all we do.
Educate and develop ourselves to perform to the highest standards

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-FAC-5671-25

Job locations

Kingsway & Radbourne unit

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assisting with food service within the kitchen or with the supply of refreshments for meetings.

Help in the cleaning and wash up area with the washing of pots and pans. Including the operation of the dishwasher when required

Ensure that Health & Safety Regulations and Food Hygiene Regulations are upheld, in accordance with training and instruction provided.

Assisting in the operation of the HACCP system with the checking and recording of freezers, refrigerators and vending machines and hot and cold cabinets temperatures in line with Assured Safe Catering procedures.

Setting up meetings in meeting rooms/offices for the service of beverages or refreshments.

Cashier duties, ensuring that all goods are sold at correct prices and entered into the till under the correct codes when working in Restaurant and Coffee Shop.

Reconciling cash taken at the end of the shift and paying in daily monies to the cashiers office when working in the Restaurant and Coffee shop.

Collection of dirty crockery from offices, meeting rooms and retail areas

Deliver and collection of food trolleys to and from wards

Preparation of salads and sandwiches for patients and retail and assisting with buffets as required.

Assist with the putting away of goods from suppliers when needed.

General cleaning duties

To undertake cleaning within the Catering Department to ensure high standards of cleanliness are maintained and COSHH regulations adhered to

Any other relevant duties as requested by the Catering Supervisor / Catering Manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assisting with food service within the kitchen or with the supply of refreshments for meetings.

Help in the cleaning and wash up area with the washing of pots and pans. Including the operation of the dishwasher when required

Ensure that Health & Safety Regulations and Food Hygiene Regulations are upheld, in accordance with training and instruction provided.

Setting up meetings in meeting rooms/offices for the service of beverages or refreshments.

Cashier duties, ensuring that all goods are sold at correct prices and entered into the till under the correct codes when working in Restaurant and Coffee Shop.

Reconciling cash taken at the end of the shift and paying in daily monies to the cashiers office when working in the Restaurant and Coffee shop.

Collection of dirty crockery from offices, meeting rooms and retail areas

Deliver and collection of food trolleys to and from wards

Preparation of salads and sandwiches for patients and retail and assisting with buffets as required.

Assist with the putting away of goods from suppliers when needed.

General cleaning duties

To undertake cleaning within the Catering Department to ensure high standards of cleanliness are maintained and COSHH regulations adhered to

Any other relevant duties as requested by the Catering Supervisor / Catering Manager.

Person Specification

Essential

Some experience of working in a busy catering environment
Good communication skills
Team working

Desirable

Have basic food hygiene certificate
Cash handling abilities/use of cash registers
Cash handling abilities/use of cash registers

Person Specification

Essential

Some experience of working in a busy catering environment
Good communication skills
Team working

Desirable

Have basic food hygiene certificate
Cash handling abilities/use of cash registers
Cash handling abilities/use of cash registers

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsway & Radbourne unit

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsway & Radbourne unit

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Catering manager

Paul Beckworth

paul.beckworth1@nhs.net

07774049189

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-FAC-5671-25

Job locations

Kingsway & Radbourne unit

Derby

DE22 3LZ

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