Job summary
Hours: 30 hours per week working 0700-1400 x 5 (working a rotational rota covering Monday - Sunday)
The Estates & Facilities team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals have opportunities available for a Picker and Packer Catering Assistant to work within a busy Catering team.
This is a key position to pick and pack food to be distributed to Trust sites nd served to patients on wards. It is a busy role and the successful candidates will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and able to work on their own initiative.
Main duties of the job
- Use the picking sheet and ensure that all items, including the correct portion sizes, are picked and placed into the insulated food trolleys and the trolley signed off as correctly packed.
- If any shortages are identified you will inform the supervisor so that alternatives can be offered to the ward or department.
- Complete picking and packing - this can involve a requirement to exert moderate physical effort for long periods of the shift.
About us
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care
Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this Advert for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this Advert for more information
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working with the Public /Customers
- Relevant Catering Work Experience
Desirable
- Working in a Hospital/ Care Home/ Healthcare Environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to follow instructions (verbal and written)
- Good command of English language
- Numerical skills e.g. . calculating quantities
- Working to schedules, procedures and deadlines
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Able to use initiative
- Communicates in an effective and polite manner
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Cleaning & Catering procedures.
- Understanding of HACCP & COSHH
- Appreciation of personal hygiene and infection control
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Appreciation of personal hygiene/ Infection control
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
- Literacy Level 1
- Numeracy Entry Level 3
Desirable
- Customer service qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working with the Public /Customers
- Relevant Catering Work Experience
Desirable
- Working in a Hospital/ Care Home/ Healthcare Environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to follow instructions (verbal and written)
- Good command of English language
- Numerical skills e.g. . calculating quantities
- Working to schedules, procedures and deadlines
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Able to use initiative
- Communicates in an effective and polite manner
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Cleaning & Catering procedures.
- Understanding of HACCP & COSHH
- Appreciation of personal hygiene and infection control
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Appreciation of personal hygiene/ Infection control
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
- Literacy Level 1
- Numeracy Entry Level 3
Desirable
- Customer service qualification
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
