Catering Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work to standard operational procedures.

Preparation of food, this could be within high-risk chilled areas, to specified recipes

Ensuring labelling of products is correct e.g. product name dates.

After training could be required to produce cooked foods e.g. soups, gravy, fried, bacon etc.

Performance of duties in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards, adhering to strict food safety standards.

Meeting deadlines for production of meals as part of a team.

May be required to take patient menu choices at ward level, offer alternatives where required.

Required to serve meals at ward level to patients, or in retail outlets to staff & visitors, occasional delivery of buffets & functions outside the Department.

Use of equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained, ability to spot defects with fabric or machinery and report to Supervisor.

Significant cleaning duties are associated with this post including cleaning of pans, cutlery, crockery, machinery, cooking equipment and floors walls and work surfaces.

Recording temperatures and other key audit requirements onto the appropriate monitoring forms, reporting to Supervisors where particularly temperatures may be outside required limits.

Have high standards of personal Hygiene and follow the Departmental uniform code of practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• No formal qualifications are required: an induction period, on the job instruction & additional training will be given on Food handling and cleaning. This will include COSHH training/ minor cooking skills and attendance at a CIEHO Food Safety level II course as a requirement.

Desirable

• CIEHO Level II Food Safety Qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience not required.

Desirable

• Previous Catering Experience.
• Previous Cooking Experience.

Skills

Essential

• Basic literacy and numeracy required.
• Ability to record information onto forms, ability to work as a team.
• An understanding of working to deadlines.
• Willingness to learn new skills during training.

Desirable

• Previous use of cleaning machinery, Dishwashing or machinery or other Catering equipment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of how important food safety is.
• An awareness of the hospital and what activities occur.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Hospital site, or Catering Department.

Additional

Essential

• Working unsociable hours, mobility to meet requirements of the service. to provide cover for colleagues, Could be expected to work in cold rooms , hot and noisy environments, The criteria below is mandatory and is to be included for all roles which involve regular interaction with the public. Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, ie; with confidence and accuracy using correct sentence structures and vocabulary without t to provide the cover for colleagues , Could be expected to work in cold rooms , hot and noisy
• Flexibility to provide cover for colleagues.
• Could be expected to work in cold rooms, hot & noisy environments.
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.

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

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

Wigan Lane

Wigan

WN1 2NN

Employer's website

http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)