University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Catering Operative - Catering QEH

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Job summary

Catering Operative

Permanent Posts

Number of posts available 3

Monday - Friday 15:30pm- 19:30pm

12.11 -Per Hour

(Band 2 23,615 pro ratio)

We have an exciting opportunity to join our catering team at University

Hospital Birmingham, where you will help us to deliver a quality meal and beverage service

to our in-patients.

The ideal candidate will need to have catering or customer service experience but full training is provided and applications are welcomed from positive candidates that can demonstrate team work, have good communication skills and a willingness to learn.

You will ensure that high quality Food Hygiene and cleaning standards are maintained at all times.

Criteria

*Good Basic Education

*Team worker

*Good communication in English, both written and oral.

*Ability to work on own initiative

*Previous Catering experience desirable

*C.I.E.H Food Hygiene Level 2 desirable

Main duties of the job

Patient Catering (Substantive or UHB+)

*Temperatures of regenerated foods are recorded, along with chilled and frozen storage using the designated HACCP sheets

*To ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed as per site training

*Check dates and rotation of food accordingly within working area

*Handling cleaning chemicals in accordance with COSHH and training provided

*Appropriate removal of food waste (as per site process) using designated waste and recycling streams

*Record appropriate food waste and report high levels of waste to supervisors

*

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 to £23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1087816PM

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Equivalent in English and Maths
  • * Level 2 Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Desirable

  • Relevant Catering qualifications
  • * Higher Catering Education
  • * Other Education

Experience

Essential

  • Health and Safety or willingness to
  • undertake in induction period
  • * Food Hygiene Regulations or
  • willingness to undertake in induction
  • period
  • * Willingness to undertake specific
  • competencies to meet the full
  • requirements of the role

Desirable

  • Previous Catering Work Experience
  • * Previous Hospital or Care Experience
  • * Catering related knowledge
  • * Allergy Training

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Presentable
  • * Work in large teams
  • * Able to work in hot and cold
  • environments
  • * Time keeping
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Equivalent in English and Maths
  • * Level 2 Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Desirable

  • Relevant Catering qualifications
  • * Higher Catering Education
  • * Other Education

Experience

Essential

  • Health and Safety or willingness to
  • undertake in induction period
  • * Food Hygiene Regulations or
  • willingness to undertake in induction
  • period
  • * Willingness to undertake specific
  • competencies to meet the full
  • requirements of the role

Desirable

  • Previous Catering Work Experience
  • * Previous Hospital or Care Experience
  • * Catering related knowledge
  • * Allergy Training

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Presentable
  • * Work in large teams
  • * Able to work in hot and cold
  • environments
  • * Time keeping

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Dominic Dunne

Dominic.Dunne@uhb.nhs.uk

01213712687

Details

Date posted

07 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 to £23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1087816PM

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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