Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Kitchen Porter

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Job summary

We are looking to add new member to our established team at St Mary's IPH

The key duties for the role will be

  • Be organised and clean, following Food Safety, Health & Safety and infection control and prevention procedures
  • Work alongside the head chef and supervisors in maintaining the safe and high standards required for a safe catering environment
  • Work be team player as well as be able on work on own initiative with and without supervision
  • Organised, calm and work well under pressure
  • Able to manage stock rotation, health & safety paperwork
  • Good communicator
  • Flexible

The successful candidate must be willing to multi-skill and undertake training and development in order to fulfil the role appropriately

Candidates will be required to complete a Disclosure Barring Check

Main duties of the job

  • In your role of a kitchen porter for the private patients ward you will be required to maintain the cleanliness of your allocated area to the National Standards of healthcare cleanliness 2022.
  • You also will be required to liaise with the head chef, supervisors, collegues & clinical team to support the high standards of care associated with the place of work.
  • You wil help with putting away of stock after deliveries as well as managing stock rotation
  • Working across the sites is encouraged as much as one is based in St Mary's
  • Adhere and mainatin to the food safety & allegen safety standards
  • Work along the catering team & chefs in food prep areas and maitnaing cleanliness
  • Complete the mandatory paperwork needed to support the work required

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Details

Date posted

20 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£27,515 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-CR-544

Job locations

St Mary’s Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Food Safety L2 & L3

Experience

Essential

  • Working within a cleaning team, dealing with waste, smells, bodily excretions and dirt

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a catering environment, in either hotels, restaurant s, schools or health care
  • Previous experience in using a commercial dishwasher

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to respond well in all situations.
  • Ability to foster and maintain effective working relationships at all levels
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Physically able to push a cleaning trolley and move light furniture
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Food Safety L2 & L3

Experience

Essential

  • Working within a cleaning team, dealing with waste, smells, bodily excretions and dirt

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a catering environment, in either hotels, restaurant s, schools or health care
  • Previous experience in using a commercial dishwasher

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to respond well in all situations.
  • Ability to foster and maintain effective working relationships at all levels
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Physically able to push a cleaning trolley and move light furniture

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary’s Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary’s Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hotel Services Manager

Beatrice Warren

beatrice.warren@nhs.net

02033121171

Details

Date posted

20 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£27,515 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-CR-544

Job locations

St Mary’s Hospital

London

W2 1NY


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