This is a catering assistant post in the on-site retail outlet at St Peter's Hospital, with work also across Ashford Hospital and other Trust sites as needed. The work is front-of-house retail catering: serving food and refreshments, keeping displays stocked, and keeping food safety and temperature checks on track. The hours run on a rota from 7am to 7pm, 365 days a year, with variable shifts including nights and weekends. Candidates must be able to work full time on these shifts, and demonstrable catering experience is essential.
What the job involves
- Serve staff and visitors freshly prepared food and products to set procedures and specifications
- Prepare refreshments, including hot and cold speciality drinks
- Replenish stock displays and keep all areas clean and tidy
- Follow HACCP and food safety codes of practice
- Monitor temperature control and complete control records, including food and equipment temperatures
- Audit use-by dates and stock rotation of all food commodities in working areas
- Clean and safely store crockery and cutlery, and operate the dishwasher
- Maintain cleaning standards to set specifications, schedules and COSHH requirements
- Report equipment faults and breakdowns to supervisors and management
- Communicate face to face and by telephone with patients, visitors and staff
- Comply with health and safety and food hygiene legislation, use PPE correctly, and follow infection control and hand hygiene rules
- Maintain personal hygiene and uniform standards, and contribute to the Trust's vision and strategic objectives
What’s required
Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
Experience
- Demonstrable catering experience
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of food safety and hygiene
- Knowledge of the NHS Constitution
- Knowledge of catering tasks and ability to carry them out
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Effective oral and written communication
- Communication and interpersonal skills
Other
- Able to work full time on variable shifts, including long days, nights and weekends
Nice to have
- Food Hygiene Level 2
- Experience of special diets, dysphagia and cultural or religious beliefs
- Patient catering experience
- Knowledge of the Trust's strategic objectives
- Knowledge of the Food Safety Act 1990
What’s offered
- Full range of NHS benefits and discounts
- Competitive salary
- Commitment to personal development
- Continuous professional development
- Development opportunities through the collaborative Group Model with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
