Kitchen Porter

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge in 2024 ? Do you have a passion for supporting healthcare in your local community? Come and join us at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, Catering Department and apply for a Kitchen Porter role where a fantastic journey and exciting opportunities await you.

The Catering Department is responsible for providing freshly cooked meals to all of our patients, using locally sourced ingredients. Food is a vital part of a patients recovery, and we aim to provide nutritious and tempting meals for the enjoyment of our patients. We also have three retail catering environments, providing meals and snacks to our staff teams and visitors. All members of the Catering Department play an important role in this important service provision and in ensuring the quality and safety of the food is of the highest standard.

Kitchen Porters play a vital role in our patient food service, ensuring meals reach patients timely and safely, assisting with light food handling duties and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in catering areas at all times.

Main duties of the job

The role includes the following duties:

• Loading food trollies ready for next meal
• Light food preparation duties, including portioning of menu items
• Transporting trolleys of food to and from wards and departments
• Cleaning all kitchen areas, following a cleaning schedule
• Cleaning of large kitchen equipment and machinery
• Washing up food preparation equipment by hand and using utensil washer
• Waste disposal, including segregation of recycling
• Working in temperature controlled areas

We are looking for someone with an eye for detail who enjoys being active in their role.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.