Patient Services Assistant Catering - BANK in Chesterfield

Our people are our greatest strength and through our people we strive to make continuous improvements.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Patient Services Department which is within the facilities division. Catering duties will be to provide a high standard of food and drink service to ward areas within Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Other duties include ensuring all kitchen areas are cleaned efficiently and in a timely manner to the required specified standards in line with Trust policy and ensuring patient’s meals are served efficiently to assure food quality and to meet the required specification, in line with Trust policy.

The hours of work are:- 08:00hrs to 14:30hrs (30 minutes break included) 15:00-19:00hrs (No break). This is a bank contract, covering sickness and annual leave. Shifts may be available at the times stated above.

Main duties of the job:

• Catering duties will be to provide a high standard of food and drink service to ward areas within Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
• Caterers must ensure patient’s meals are served efficiently to assure food quality and to meet the required specification, in line with Trust policy.
• Other duties include ensuring all kitchen areas and offices are cleaned efficiently and in a timely manner to the required specified standards in line with Trust policy.

Working for our organisation:

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• To be able to read and understand to the required standard.
• Basic education to include Maths and English Level 2.
• Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate.

Experience:

• Understanding the importance of confidentiality.
• Experience of working in a hospital environment.
• Previous experience in a similar environment.

Skills:

• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
• Basic Knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations.
• Basic IT skills.

Personal Attributes:

• Flexible and reliable attitude to working arrangements.
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
• Able to undertake the physical aspects of the post.

Flexible Working:

Flexible working arrangements are available.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (‘DSFS’) is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.