Catering Assist - Cold Room

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Job summary

A vacancy has arisen for a motivated person to join the "Cold Prep Section" in the Catering department at University Hospitals Dorset.

This is a very demanding job and requires a good level of physical fitness, flexibility, and good organisational skills.

You should be able to work with minimal supervision on your own initiative in this busy location.

Duties include, making sandwiches, salads, baguettes, Panini's and salad bar preparation. In addition, some general cleaning is required and a possibility of helping on the patient production line.

Due to working in the cold room, cold weather clothing will be provided including:

Boots , socks, thermal garments, snoods and sweatshirts as required.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

What working for us will provide:

  • Generous Starting Salary
  • Enhanced Pay for unsocial hours worked (weekend).
  • No split shifts
  • Paid training
  • Free uniform
  • 27 days paid holiday (pro rata for part time) plus bank holidays
  • Increased holiday allowance after 5 and 10 years' service
  • Enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities - including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment
  • Staff Rates on Items in the Catering Departments retail outlets.
  • NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define howwe treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excessmileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normalcommute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or Nationalterms and conditions.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-CO04493

Job locations

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Poole

BH15 2JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of Education (GCSE's Grade D or above)
  • Basic Food Hygiene

Desirable

  • Aware of relevant trg upgrades E.G. Allergen info

Experience

Essential

  • Prior Work Experience within Catering Industry (2yrs)
  • Prior Experience in food handling

Desirable

  • Previous Cold/Prep Room experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good general understanding of food safety regulations

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Ability to identify opportunities for improvements within your area of responsibility
  • Openness to change and ability to respond to this to improve performance
  • Be able to work in a cold environment

Desirable

  • Proven reliability

Other skills

Essential

  • Willingness to be flexible in your working hours and able to work on weekends.
  • Able to work as part of a team and mix with other members of staff
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of Education (GCSE's Grade D or above)
  • Basic Food Hygiene

Desirable

  • Aware of relevant trg upgrades E.G. Allergen info

Experience

Essential

  • Prior Work Experience within Catering Industry (2yrs)
  • Prior Experience in food handling

Desirable

  • Previous Cold/Prep Room experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good general understanding of food safety regulations

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Ability to identify opportunities for improvements within your area of responsibility
  • Openness to change and ability to respond to this to improve performance
  • Be able to work in a cold environment

Desirable

  • Proven reliability

Other skills

Essential

  • Willingness to be flexible in your working hours and able to work on weekends.
  • Able to work as part of a team and mix with other members of staff

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 Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Poole

BH15 2JB


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Poole

BH15 2JB


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Kitchen Production Manager

Chris Bacon

Chris.bacon@uhd.nhs.uk

03000192666

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-CO04493

Job locations

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Poole

BH15 2JB


Supporting documents

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