Job summary The role requires the ability to work in a team in a busy acute hospital where you will be required to undertake a range of duties in the provision of a catering service to over 350 inpatients over a 7 day week.
This will be to provide meals for lunch and an evening meal service along with any additional meals throughout the day, along with the cleaning of working areas and the disposal of all waste relating to the production of all food, under the direction of the Chief Supervisor.
Main duties of the job The role of Catering Assistant will form part of the Facilities Services Catering team.
This service is to ensuring the provision of a fully nutritional and sustainable Patient meal service.
The post holder, as part of the team may be required to work in any area of the catering services, ensuring all food is of a high standard following guidelines laid out by government standards.You will accept and undertake work allocated to you by the Chef Supervisor which could entail the cleaning of scheduled areas within the catering department and following all procedures related to these tasks, in a manner that meets all Trust policies, procedure and legal requirements.You will be also be expected to support any Trust emergencies, incidents or events where provision of a catering service is required.
You will also be required to work closely within a team to provide feedback which will assist in improving and developing the service, along with working in a professional manner towards fellow staff and patients echoing the trust's visions and values.
About us NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff.
Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Job description Job responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.
As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff.
This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.
We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential oExperience of 'customer service' work and of interacting with customers oMust hold a basic food hygiene qualification or be required to complete this within 12 months of commencing role.
oMust hold HACCAP qualification or be required to complete this within 12 months of commencing this role Desirable oBasic Food Hygiene previous experience working in a catering environment Occupational Experience Desirable Experience of working in a hospital environment