Job summary
Employer heading
Catering Assistant
Band 2
Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria
Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:
UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Team at Arrowe Park Hospital.
The main duties will be to assist the Catering team with the patient meal service provision and provide a complete meal time service to patients on the wards.
This includes transport of food and crockery and utensils, meal time service, washing up and tidying down the areas and supporting colleagues on other wards when required.
Main duties of the job
- To use equipment provided for catering tasks correctly and competently. To report to managers or supervisors any problems that are experienced with equipment.
- To maintain a proper and presentable appearance during the performance of catering duties.
- To maintain a high standard of personal hygiene at all times so that the risk of cross contamination of food and beverages during the performance of catering tasks is minimised.
- To assist in ensuring that immediate corrective action is taken in the event of emergencies so that the patient nutritional needs are met.
- To serve prepared food and carry out basic food preparation for patients, staff dining rooms, functions and collecting all items for cleaning in the catering areas.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Catering Assistant position available with WUTH.
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- Complete a basic food hygiene course and understand food safety regulations as and when they are changed.
- Be aware of Health and Safety at work act, COSHH regulations, Food Handling and Preparation regulations, risk of Fire and precautions, Manual Handling policies. Quality systems, employee training, the environment and compliance with National Acts and Regulations
- Preferred intermediate hygiene certificate.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- To undertake a good working relationship with patients, staff, and visitors
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Understand good practice with regard to quality & customer care.
- Catering Divisions Policies.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Be an effective communicator
- Have good interpersonal skills
- Ensuring correct uniform is worn at all times
- Ability to work to deadlines
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tony Lawless
- Job title
- Catering Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 552 1849
- Additional information
Extension 8908
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