Catering Assistant - Nuneaton

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

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Job overview

Salary: £23,615 pro rata

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

Interview Date: TBC

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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• To support the wider catering team in the provision of all catering services including covering and supporting other catering roles as required by the needs of the service.
• Cleaning and deep cleaning duties as required within the catering department, including patient’s crockery, cutlery, service utensils, food boxes, patient trays, flight dishwasher, floors, fridges, freezers and Cook-Chill hold rooms
• To ensure basic food hygiene standards are maintained and breeches are communicated appropriately and in a timely manner, in accordance with the departmental food safety documentation.
• To record accurate temperatures in line with food preparation and cooking procedures - HACCP.
• Communicate and liaise with staff across the Trust.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

• Communicates information with/to colleagues, staff, suppliers, patients and public.
• To support the wider catering team in the provision of all catering services including covering and supporting other catering roles as required by the needs of the service.
• Preparation of sandwiches, salads, fruit for the patients/restaurant and hospitality/function services.
• The service of food in the restaurant, coffee shop, including setting up and clearing down of service area.
• Cleaning and deep cleaning duties as required within the catering department, including patient’s crockery, cutlery, service utensils, food boxes, patient trays, flight dishwasher, floors, fridges, freezers and Cook-Chill hold rooms
• To be responsible for the general cleaning and deep cleaning of the Restaurant, servery area, washing up area, store rooms, function/Hospitality room, servery equipment, coffee machines, crockery, cutlery, tables, and all areas within the Restaurant.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Experience & Knowledge

• Demonstration of previous work experience paid or voluntary.
• Customer Service and Customer focused awareness
• Awareness of Food Hygiene
• Dealing with people
• Good standard of general education
• Must be able to fulfil the physical requirements of the post to include: Manual handling, kneeling, bending, crouching, lifting, repetitive movements. Moving trolleys, beds etc
• Use a variety of equipment
• Willingness to learn new skills and apply in workplace
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication
• Maintain confidentiality of information
• Flexible attitude and ability to work as part of a team and on their own
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Punctual and reliable
• Understanding of the importance/relevance of good basic hygiene

• Previous experience of working in a hospital/care environment
• Awareness of COSHH
• GCSE English and Maths A-D grades or equivalent qualifications

Please note:

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.