Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- 6 months (Initially 6-month fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post will include weekend working on a rota basis.)
- Job ref
- 311-H760-25
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birch Hill Hospital,
- Town
- Rochdale
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/02/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/03/2025
Employer heading

Facilities Assistant - Catering
NHS AfC: Band 2
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
The postholder will be part of the catering team working in the main kitchen at Birch Hill Hospital. The role is full time 37.5 hours per week which will include working weekends.
The postholder will support the preparation, distribution and service for
all aspects of food production to service users, staff and visitors at Birch Hill and
Stansfield Place. The postholder will also carry out any associated catering porter
duties, such as washing-up and cleaning food trolleys.
Whilst the Facilities Assistant (Catering) is primarily responsible for delivering the
catering services, the postholder can also train in the portering and domestic services
as part of the wider facilities services delivered at Birch Hill Hospital (BHH). Full
training would be provided to be a fully cross-trained Facilities Assistant at this site
Main duties of the job
The Facilities Assistant (Catering) will carry out a range of duties to support the quality provision of catering services to service users and staff. The postholder will ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with the Food Safety Policy and HACCP system.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Defrosting, portioning, forming, and coating meat and fish and traying-up in
containers; this is including setting-up equipment and wiping down surfaces.
• General preparation of pastry and desserts, including preparing equipment,
weighing, mixing, rolling, operating machines, filling containers and adding
fillings.
• Manual preparation of vegetables by washing, cleaning, peeling, selecting,
dicing and placing in cooking vessel.
• Preparation of vegetables using machine to chop, slice, liquidise and blend.
AFC 6/9/23 JME-224-23 facilities Assistant (Catering) Band 2
• Tending of food on stoves, beating, mixing, blending, checking, testing,
stirring and the loading and unloading of cooking vessels.
• Preparing and making salads and sandwiches.
• Service/serving of patient, staff and function food where required.
• Filling and distributing bulk food containers to patient trolleys and restaurant
service counter, topping up using batch cooking methods.
• Temperature probing of meals and the recording of temperatures in
accordance with Trust policy, ensuring HACCP critical control points are
recorded for each dish produced.
• Ensure that all food and beverage temperatures and quality control sheets are
recorded and stored properly.
• To be familiar with the procedure for handling cash and cashing-up process in
staff restaurant.
• Work in staff restaurant as and when required, including serving food,
preparing food and providing excellent customer service.
• Washing-up, tidying, wiping down and general kitchen porter cleaning tasks.
• Cleaning food trolleys before and after use.
• Taking delivery of stores and putting away as required.
• Ensure cleaning schedules are completed.
• Ensure all COSHH and RAMS documentation is followed at all times in the workplace.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 Food hygiene qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a customer care role. Experience of working in a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a kitchen porter catering assistant role.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of basic catering assistant tasks basic knowledge of health & safety.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of food preparation, food safety and hygiene. Knowledge of HACCP principles.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to prioritise workload, able to work as part of a team.
Desirable criteria
- Good communication and written skills.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jamie Beaumont
- Job title
- Food Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07912454509
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