Job Overview
This bank staff position is for a Catering Assistant at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The role requires an enthusiastic, motivated member of the team who can work across multiple stations and pick up shifts between 6 am and 8 pm seven days a week. Bank shifts are flexible and may include weekends and bank holidays with enhanced payments.
Responsibilities
- Assist with patient meal service, rotating through service areas to meet all catering requirements.
- Maintain cleanliness of premises and equipment, following cleaning schedules and departmental hygiene policies.
- Operate and clean automatic industrial dishwashers.
- Prepare and cook simple food items, including salads, sandwiches, breakfasts, buffets for functions and simple diet meals, following department recipes.
- Plate and serve meals and beverages to patients and staff.
- Probe temperatures of meals, recording results in accordance with department policies.
- Issue food items to wards, ensuring correct storage, rotation and maintenance of min/max stock levels.
- Fill, clean and look after ward beverage trolleys, fridges and restaurant vending machines.
- Handle cash, check floats and secure takings in line with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions.
- Complete necessary documentation as directed.
- Handle heavy equipment and food items safely, including lifting, carrying, bending, twisting, pushing and pulling.
- Prepare cutlery and other items in readiness for patient meal service.
- Collect patient information, menus and dietary requirements using paper and electronic methods.
- Complete all required training and utilise skills across all aspects of the role.
- This role requires a DBS check.
Qualifications and Experience
- GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent qualification.
- Foundation Food Hygiene qualification or willingness to complete it.
- NVQ Level 2 Hospitality/Customer Care or willingness to complete it.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team without direct supervision.
- Experience working as part of a large team and taking initiative when required.
- Experience cleaning in a food environment or similar setting.
- Previous experience working in a hospital or hospitality environment.
- Experience using industrial catering equipment.
Other Skills
- Ability to keep information confidential.
Equal Opportunities and EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operating a zero‑tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. We welcome applications from everyone – irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially encourage applications from BAME communities, as we aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be considered for interview under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they notify us of a disability.
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