University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Catering Operative

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Job summary

The Catering department has an exciting opportunity to work as part of the team within the wards at Good Hope

Our ward based catering Operatives should have a passion for ensuring patients are provided with a friendly, safe and efficient service.

The responsibilities are:

The work involves preparation, handling and serving of foods across all areas of the Catering department and associated hospital sites. The post holder will require maintaining good food hygiene standards for patients, staff and visitors to the Trust in accordance with individual sites processes.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the role:

Patient Catering (Substantive or UHB+)

*Maintain excellent cleaning standards following cleaning schedules supplied

*Cooking food on wards, serving, cleaning and completing tea rounds

*Identify and report faults as required to department leads

*Ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed as per training

*Temperatures of cooked foods and deliveries recorded using the designated HACCP sheets

*Replenish stock on wards as required

*Check dates and rotation of food accordingly within the working area

*Handling cleaning chemicals in accordance with COSHH

*Report abuse of service to Supervisors or line managers

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

06 December 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

304-9004351DO

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


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
  • *Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake in the induction period

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 Regulations

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Literate with basic I.T skills
  • *Read and understand written documentation
  • *Verbally communicate with people
  • *Presentable
  • *Work in large teams
  • *Able to work in hot and cold environments
  • *Time keeping

Desirable

  • *Driving Licence
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *GCSE Equivalent in English and Maths
  • *Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake in the induction period

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 Regulations

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Literate with basic I.T skills
  • *Read and understand written documentation
  • *Verbally communicate with people
  • *Presentable
  • *Work in large teams
  • *Able to work in hot and cold environments
  • *Time keeping

Desirable

  • *Driving Licence

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

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


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

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


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

Cheryl Smith

cheryl.smith@uhb.nhs.uk

01214247200

Details

Date posted

06 December 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

304-9004351DO

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


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