Job summary
To work as part of a team providing a high quality catering service for the Trust.
To maintain hygiene standards.
To prepare and serve food and beverages to patients, staff and visitors.
To have a good understanding of HACCP and COSSH.
To be aware of Trust policies and procedures applicable to the service and report any issues the line manager.
Main duties of the job
Restaurant Services:
1. Basic preparation of food and beverages.
2. The safe use of catering equipment within area e.g. fryers, microwaves and small ovens.
3. Service of food and beverages to customers.
4. Cash and payment card handling via a computerised Electronic Point of Sale unit.
5. Fill, clean and maintain beverage machines.
6. Keep all confectionary items, drinks etc. topped up during service.
7. Maintain cleanliness of the dining area, servery and all equipment in the restaurant/caf.
Patient services/kitchen:
1. Help assemble meals for patient's service.
2. Clear and clean patient and staff meal trays using the waste disposal and conveyor system.
3. Safe Use of dishwashers, floor scrubbing machine and steam cleaner.
4. Manoeuvre and clean meal trolleys within the kitchen area.
5. Pre wash cooking tins and utensils by hand.
6. Clean floors, tabling, dishwasher, conveyors and other equipment in the kitchen foodservice areas.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description & person specification attached
7. Prepare sandwiches and rolls for meal service in a safe hygienic method using standard recipies for staff/visitors restaurant and patients.
8. Assemble food/beverage and crockery requirements for functions across the hospital site.
9. Help maintain a quality service from the Trusts vending ensuring products are safe to serve, machines are in clean working order and reporting any failures to a senior member of staff.
10. To assist with the collection and collation of patients menus.
11. Deliver catering items and provisions to wards and other areas within the Trust, maintaining stock control and completing relevant records of stock and temperatures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description & person specification attached
7. Prepare sandwiches and rolls for meal service in a safe hygienic method using standard recipies for staff/visitors restaurant and patients.
8. Assemble food/beverage and crockery requirements for functions across the hospital site.
9. Help maintain a quality service from the Trusts vending ensuring products are safe to serve, machines are in clean working order and reporting any failures to a senior member of staff.
10. To assist with the collection and collation of patients menus.
11. Deliver catering items and provisions to wards and other areas within the Trust, maintaining stock control and completing relevant records of stock and temperatures.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Basic food hygiene certificate or commitment to achieve within a set timeframe
- A good general education
- Basic skills in literacy & numeracy
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of HACCP, COSSH and Health and Safety legislation
- Dealing with cash and card payments
Desirable
- Previous catering experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good customer care and communication skills
- Able to work either alone or as part of a team
- Good attention to detail
- Able to work under pressure
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Able to work without supervision.
- Able to work in a demanding environment.
- Self-motivated, Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping and trustworthy.
- Adaptable to change
- Able to work in a Hospital ward environment.
- Flexible, with the ability to work the hours required by the post.
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Interest in cooking/catering
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Basic food hygiene certificate or commitment to achieve within a set timeframe
- A good general education
- Basic skills in literacy & numeracy
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of HACCP, COSSH and Health and Safety legislation
- Dealing with cash and card payments
Desirable
- Previous catering experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good customer care and communication skills
- Able to work either alone or as part of a team
- Good attention to detail
- Able to work under pressure
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Able to work without supervision.
- Able to work in a demanding environment.
- Self-motivated, Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping and trustworthy.
- Adaptable to change
- Able to work in a Hospital ward environment.
- Flexible, with the ability to work the hours required by the post.
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Interest in cooking/catering
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
