Job summary
Are you interested in finding out more about Catering roles within our NBT exTra team?
Here are a few reasons to apply
- NBTeXtra bank workers are valued members of our team and have access to exceptional benefits, including access to the NHS Pension scheme, and full training and induction support
- NBTeXtra offer flexible working patterns to meet your needs, offering earlies, lates, long days and nights with competitive rates.
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- £11.45 per hour- Week days
- £16.49 per hour- Nights and Saturdays
- £21.53 per hour- Sundays and Bank Holidays
*All rates are inclusive of annual leave allowance
- State of the art facilities- you will be based within our award-winning Brunel building, which has recently won Best Acute Hospital Development at the 2017 Building Better Healthcare Awards in London and Best Healthcare Design over 25,000sqm at the European Healthcare Awards
- You will increase your skill set by working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver all admin support across many different areas within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Are you:
- Excited at the prospect of supporting our Trust by serving food in either our Staff Restaurant or Ward Level Patient Meal Service?
- Able to play a key role in our catering team, which may include the following duties:
- Preparing vegetables, fruit, salads, sandwiches, toast, beverages and other food items
- Working as a Pot Wash and supporting the catering stores area
- Working as a ward operative, preparing and serving food directly to patients'
- Working as a kitchen porter, providing additional support as required in our catering preparation unit
- Supporting services within the Coffee Shop both Barista and Serving customers
- Providing services within the staff Restaurant including serving food, cleaning of restaurant areas, washing up duties
- Cooking and preparation of basic food items within both CPU and the main Staff Restaurant
- Handling cash and the ability to use a cash till.
If so, Apply Now!
About us
NBT Extra is the Temporary Bank of staff that supports the running of one of the Southwest's largest hospitals.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
- Preparing, pre-wrapping and date stamping and pricing as appropriate menu items, e.g., salads, sandwiches, some cold sweets, cheese and biscuits etc.
- Preparing of workstations for the service of meals
- Serving and/or dispatching of meals for patients, staff, visitors and special function guests.
- Dispatching of meals for patients, staff, visitors and special function guests (via the conveyor belt system where applicable).
- Assisting Chefs as and when required with food preparation in readiness for cooking
- Preparing and cooking of specific food items for servery
- Cleaning of premises including floors, walls, sinks, wash hand basins, work surfaces, cupboards, toilets etc.
- Cleaning of large items of equipment including ovens, refrigerators, mixing machines, brat pans, boilers etc.
- Washing of crockery, cutlery and other utensils and small items of equipment
- Cleaning of food trolleys, general purpose trolleys, bain maries and hot cupboards etc.
- Maintaining agreed standards of food hygiene at all times.
- Taking items to and collecting items from wards and other departments as required.
- Replenishing of Vending Machine and completion of necessary paperwork.
- Loading / unloading and movement of meal service trolleys and insulated food boxes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
- Preparing, pre-wrapping and date stamping and pricing as appropriate menu items, e.g., salads, sandwiches, some cold sweets, cheese and biscuits etc.
- Preparing of workstations for the service of meals
- Serving and/or dispatching of meals for patients, staff, visitors and special function guests.
- Dispatching of meals for patients, staff, visitors and special function guests (via the conveyor belt system where applicable).
- Assisting Chefs as and when required with food preparation in readiness for cooking
- Preparing and cooking of specific food items for servery
- Cleaning of premises including floors, walls, sinks, wash hand basins, work surfaces, cupboards, toilets etc.
- Cleaning of large items of equipment including ovens, refrigerators, mixing machines, brat pans, boilers etc.
- Washing of crockery, cutlery and other utensils and small items of equipment
- Cleaning of food trolleys, general purpose trolleys, bain maries and hot cupboards etc.
- Maintaining agreed standards of food hygiene at all times.
- Taking items to and collecting items from wards and other departments as required.
- Replenishing of Vending Machine and completion of necessary paperwork.
- Loading / unloading and movement of meal service trolleys and insulated food boxes.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date awareness of Catering Procedures and Food Safety
Training
Essential
- To hold or obtain within 3 months of commencement of employment with NBT, a Level 2 Foundation certificate in Food Hygiene or its equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Recent relevant catering experience is desirable
- Attendance at relevant statutory and non-statutory training, e.g. fire safety, within 3 months of commencement of employment
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to organise day to day work tasks of self
- Flexibility - able to handle several tasks at once, e.g. reading patient's menus whilst plating up the food item ordered, interacting with customers whilst serving food
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to interact verbally with patients, other staff and visitors both in person and over the telephone
- Ability to communicate with other catering staff regarding work issues and instructions
- Ability to read instructions relating to work processes
- Ability to use initiative, prioritise and take prompt follow up action as required by the situation, e.g. quality control/ replacing a customer's meal.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date awareness of Catering Procedures and Food Safety
Training
Essential
- To hold or obtain within 3 months of commencement of employment with NBT, a Level 2 Foundation certificate in Food Hygiene or its equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Recent relevant catering experience is desirable
- Attendance at relevant statutory and non-statutory training, e.g. fire safety, within 3 months of commencement of employment
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to organise day to day work tasks of self
- Flexibility - able to handle several tasks at once, e.g. reading patient's menus whilst plating up the food item ordered, interacting with customers whilst serving food
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to interact verbally with patients, other staff and visitors both in person and over the telephone
- Ability to communicate with other catering staff regarding work issues and instructions
- Ability to read instructions relating to work processes
- Ability to use initiative, prioritise and take prompt follow up action as required by the situation, e.g. quality control/ replacing a customer's meal.
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).
