Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Catering Assistant Ludlow Hospital

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to work as part of our team in the Catering Department at Ludlow Community Hospital.

We are looking for a reliable, motivated and flexible individual with good communication and interpersonal skills suited to the special needs of a hospital environment along with a commitment to provide a high quality catering service and work as part of a team.

We offer flexible working to maintain good work life balance with equal opportunities. Uniform and full training is provided.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

Working within a small team to maintain high excellent standards of cleaning, wash up duties and preparation of sandwiches within the catering department.

Wash up duties including using dishwasher.
Preparation of tea/coffee trolleys for meetings.
Preparation of sandwiches/vegetables, etc.
Assist with deliveries and putting into store rooms.
Maintaining high standards of PPE, COSHH, SCHT Guidelines, etc.
Maintaining high standard of cleanliness of staff dining room.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

29 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6685287-OPS-A

Job locations

Ludlow Community Hospital

Gravel Hill

Ludlow

SY8 1QX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills.
Food Hygiene (level 2) certificate or the willingness to work towards within 12 months.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable previous commercial catering experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

General awareness of safety in the workplace.
Ability to prioritise work.
Good organisational skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills.
Food Hygiene (level 2) certificate or the willingness to work towards within 12 months.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable previous commercial catering experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

General awareness of safety in the workplace.
Ability to prioritise work.
Good organisational skills.

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Ludlow Community Hospital

Gravel Hill

Ludlow

SY8 1QX

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Ludlow Community Hospital

Gravel Hill

Ludlow

SY8 1QX

Employer's website

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