Catering Assistant - Band 2 (Ward Operatives)

Job summary

North Bristol Trust are an Award Winning catering department specifically catering for Patients and Staff and across Southmead Hospital

Please read the attached Personal Specifications document before applying for this post

Hours :-24Hrs Per Week

Thursday 10.30-14.30 / 15.45-19.45

Friday 10.30-14.30 / 15.45-19.45

Saturday 10.30-14.30 / 15.45-19.45

The details of this role are as follows:

• Carrying out of duties in the Central Production Kitchens, Restaurant or Ward Level Patient Meal Service.
• These duties include service of food, cleaning of premises and equipment, preparation of vegetables, fruit, salads, sandwiches, toast, beverages and other food items.
• Cooking and preparation of basic food items for serving.
• It can involve taking of cash, mainly via the use of cash tills.
• Pot wash and working in the catering stores area. Full training is given before this duty is undertaken.

Main duties of the job

This advert may close early, if we have received a sufficient amount of applications. Therefore you are highly advised to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.

• Interacting with Ward and other Hospital staff via telephone and face to face.
• Preparing salads, sandwiches, some cold sweets, cheese and biscuits etc prior to food service, plate and garnish.
• Following departmental policy and food safety guidelines at all times.
• Duties involve undertaking physically demanding tasks on a daily basis e.g. pushingand manoeuvring trolleys with food and equipment on, standing for long periods, lifting containers and carrying same, bending over tables and work surfaces, unloading stores and stacking shelves. Dealing with heavy pot wash on a regular basis.
• Duties involve the need to concentrate whilst undertaking repetitive tasks such as, plating patient's meals, washing of pots and pans, cleaning of walls, using knives.

About us

North Bristol NHS Trustis an ambitious teaching and research organisation, and a specialist regional centre for Major Trauma, Neurosciences, Plastics and Burns, Orthopaedics and Renal services.

The Trust has a turnover of over £600m and over 8,000 staff which are predominately based in our state-of-the-art building on the Southmead Hospital site. The Trust is proud that our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.