Catering Assistant

Job summary

Hours: Various posts - Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week 0700-1500

Monday - Friday 17.5 hours per week 1500 - 1830

Saturday - Sunday 21 hours per week 0700 - 1830

The Estates & Facilities team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals have opportunities available for Catering Assistants to work within a busy Catering team.

These are key positions to provide food and drinks 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.

You will be required to work closely with ward staff as well as within a Catering team.

Main duties of the job

• To communicate with the ward team to understand the number of patients who require meal service and the individual needs of the patients, including special diets, and cultural or religious choices.
• Ensure that relevant menus are available to patients that take into account dietary requirements, assessing the situation as required.
• 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.
• Fill oven from insulated food trolley, ensuring that only meals required for service or cooked, returning any other items back to the central freezer.
• Use the regen oven to cook meals, ensuring cooking guidance followed, so that quality products are prepared for patients.
• Plate meals, ensuring that the patient's tray is checked against their request and all items are correct and appropriately presented.
• Record accurately number of meals cooked and left over after meal service
• Use information provided by ward staff and dieticians, to give named or other snacks to patients throughout the day.

About us

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.

In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.