Bank Multiskilled Operative

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Bank Multiskilled Operative who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".

A Bank Catering multi skilled role to support the Catering Department in delivering a service that meets the departmental needs ensuring all Cleaning and Catering services are delivered to high standards.

This will involve carrying out full cleaning duties in line with the Catering Departments cleaning schedules within the main kitchen and restaurant area.

In addition to this, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the food service for patient production and preparation of food in the Restaurant by serving customers, operating tills and responsible for delivering patient meals to the wards.

Main duties of the job

The Food Services Assistant has an important role to play in the service of meals across the Trust. The role involves food preparation, customer service, cleaning duties and restaurant duties

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

About us

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Date posted

07 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

470-Bank-MSO-1024R.1

Job locations

St. Mary's Hospital

Newport, Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within the catering department responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of all surfaces, floors and equipment within the kitchen and for receiving and storage of perishables and non-perishables food items. stores duties, delivery and collection of patient meals.

Job Statement

FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT:

General tasks:

To assist with elementary food preparation for patients, visitors and staff including the production of sandwiches, baguettes, patient snack sacks, salads and any function requirements. Maintaining portion control as directed from the Assistant Head Chef

Fill, replenish and clean the service counters, chilled cabinets and the carousel vending machine to the required standards.

Clean all surfaces and equipment in the kitchen, servery, dining area and stores in line with the catering cleaning schedules.

Carry out daily and weekly cleaning tasks as directed through the cleaning schedules

Undertake stock checks and the cashing up process within the restaurant ensuring that the Trusts financial procedures are fully complied with maintaining security of cash at all times.

Ensure that the storage of all stock is in the correct environment, ensuring that a stock rotation system is strictly followed and any stock found to be near the use by / best before date is reported to the relevant person in charge

The monitoring of refrigerated and heated storage equipment and any defects reported to the relevant person in charge

Load and check off insulated food boxes to be dispatched to the outside on site units, ensuring the quality and temperature of the food is adhered to.

Maintain strict deadlines to commence service for patient meal production as directed by the Assistant head chef.

Ensure correct storage and rotation of all chilled produce

To maintain food quality and service at all times, and to action any defects immediately and proactively

To adhere to legal and departmental food safety and health and safety policy at all times

Daily identified duties will be allocated by the supervisor according to service requirements.

To report all accidents and near misses

To operate the dishwasher machine in the central wash-up area, thoroughly cleaning and sterilising all portable service equipment and cutlery, crockery, trays and sundry items on their return from the wards and restaurant

All items of food returned on trays from the wards or from meals served in the Full Circle Restaurant are to be disposed of in buckets in the central wash-up. All other nonfood waste is to be disposed of in the allocated waste bins for recycling

Patient untouched meal waste is monitored accordingly and is inputted on the sheet provided from the main catering office.

To report to the Assistant Head Chef or Supervisor on duty any details of any mechanical, electrical, gas or water supply defects, or any other event or occurrence likely to put at risk themselves, other members of staff or any member of the public

To ensure that the correct uniform is worn whilst on duty and is appropriate to the area that is assigned to. All uniform is to be laundered after each shift and adherence to the Trust Uniform Policy is required.

The preparation, presentation and display of food and beverages, maintaining and recording set quality, time and temperature standards

Input patient menus using the catering menu mark computer package

KITCHEN PORTER:

General tasks:

Carry out daily and weekly cleaning tasks as directed through the cleaning schedules

Assist with incoming deliveries, ensuring that goods are accounted for on the order requisition and any adjustments are clearly marked and reported. Also the issuing of goods to the restaurant area and ensuring that all items are correctly requisitioned

The unloading, checking and correct storage of all fresh produce, non-perishable food items, chemicals & cleaning products and disposable items

To carry out the cleaning of walls, floors and general fabrication of the catering department as directed under the Catering Cleaning Schedules

To carry out removal of food waste and packaging from the catering department, disposing of any food waste accordingly and ensuring all cardboard is compacted when required using the waste compacter.

To deliver ad hoc food items to other departments, wards or offsite venues including buffets and function requests.

To report all accidents and near misses

To report any faults with Catering equipment to the supervisor on duty

To carry out any other porter duties as requested

Any daily identified duties will be allocated by the supervisor according to service requirements.

To ensure the kitchen is kept as clean and as hygienic as possible, clear of waste materials and that rubbish holders are emptied on a regular basis

At pre-determined intervals, to regularly pressure and steam clean food transportation trolleys

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Statement

FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT:

General tasks:

Fill, replenish and clean the service counters, chilled cabinets and the carousel vending machine to the required standards.

Clean all surfaces and equipment in the kitchen, servery, dining area and stores in line with the catering cleaning schedules.

Carry out daily and weekly cleaning tasks as directed through the cleaning schedules

Undertake stock checks and the cashing up process within the restaurant ensuring that the Trusts financial procedures are fully complied with maintaining security of cash at all times.

The monitoring of refrigerated and heated storage equipment and any defects reported to the relevant person in charge

Load and check off insulated food boxes to be dispatched to the outside on site units, ensuring the quality and temperature of the food is adhered to.

Maintain strict deadlines to commence service for patient meal production as directed by the Assistant head chef.

Ensure correct storage and rotation of all chilled produce

To maintain food quality and service at all times, and to action any defects immediately and proactively

To adhere to legal and departmental food safety and health and safety policy at all times

Daily identified duties will be allocated by the supervisor according to service requirements.

To report all accidents and near misses

Patient untouched meal waste is monitored accordingly and is inputted on the sheet provided from the main catering office.

The preparation, presentation and display of food and beverages, maintaining and recording set quality, time and temperature standards

Input patient menus using the catering menu mark computer package

KITCHEN PORTER:

General tasks:

Carry out daily and weekly cleaning tasks as directed through the cleaning schedules

The unloading, checking and correct storage of all fresh produce, non-perishable food items, chemicals & cleaning products and disposable items

To carry out the cleaning of walls, floors and general fabrication of the catering department as directed under the Catering Cleaning Schedules

To carry out removal of food waste and packaging from the catering department, disposing of any food waste accordingly and ensuring all cardboard is compacted when required using the waste compacter.

To deliver ad hoc food items to other departments, wards or offsite venues including buffets and function requests.

To report all accidents and near misses

To report any faults with Catering equipment to the supervisor on duty

To carry out any other porter duties as requested

Any daily identified duties will be allocated by the supervisor according to service requirements.

To ensure the kitchen is kept as clean and as hygienic as possible, clear of waste materials and that rubbish holders are emptied on a regular basis

At pre-determined intervals, to regularly pressure and steam clean food transportation trolleys

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Good Standard of Education
Experience using Tills and Handling Monies
Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety and Food safety including allergen information or willingness to learn and undertake supplementary training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Good Standard of Education
Experience using Tills and Handling Monies
Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety and Food safety including allergen information or willingness to learn and undertake supplementary training.

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.