Job overview
1 Post: 15 Hours, shift pattern Mon-Fri 14.30-17.30 Hallam Street Hospital
The Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust Catering Department provides a wide range of food related services across various in-patient and community sites in and around Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall.
The Catering Department at Hallam Street Hospital requires a customer focused catering assistant to work in our patient catering department and restaurant. Duties will include the preparation and serving of in-patient meals and beverages across the hospital or working in our patient, staff and visitor restaurant. Duties will also include cleaning, cash handling and an element of paperwork in relation to local HACCP.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills and able to work independently as well as part of a very busy team. You must be able to follow and adhere to CQC, environmental health, catering and trust legislation and standards, at all times. You will be responsible for ensuring departmental HACCP and COSHH are adhered to and paperwork is complete. The candidate must be able work to under pressure, be self-motivated, customer focused. Knowledge of Food safety is essential, mandatory training will be given on induction.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Estates & Facilities departmental objective is to ensure delivery of a safe and high-quality catering service for the benefit of its service users and staff.
Previous experience working in a catering facility and working in a Mental Health/learning Disabilities service is desirable. Essential candidates should have a good basic education, and ability to read and write and have numerical skills. Hold a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification, NVQ level 1 in Food Preparation or equivalent experience
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Must have a good understanding of personal hygiene
Experience
Desirable
- Must have experience of working in a Mental Health/learning Disabilities service
- Experience of working in a Catering Facility
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification
- NVQ level 1 in Food Preparation /equivalent experience
- Good basic education – ability to read and write numerical skills
Skills/Personal qualities
Essential
- Must have a good knowledge of Health & Safety including COSSH, safe systems of Cleaning Tasks. Safe Method of Work
- Must have a full knowledge of cleaning schedules
- Must have excellent knowledge of Food Hygiene including, temperature control and HACCP
- Able to carry out predetermined tasks which may involve lifting and moving products.
- Must be physically fit and able to stand for long period of time throughout the working day, excluding breaks.
- Able work in cold conditions wearing appropriate PPE provided
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This advert is for Catering Assistant - Hallam with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Hallam Street Catering. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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