Catering Assistant - Southport Hospital

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our Southport Hospital Catering Department!

The ideal candidate will have a "can do attitude" flexible and will be a team player who has experience working in a busy kitchen environment.

The ideal candidate should have good customer care skills and experience of working in a kitchen/coffee shop/restaurant.

Food Safety level 2 certificate

Main duties of the job

• To provide a customer focused service
• To organise, deliver, develop and improve the catering service throughout the Trust
• Ensure efficient management of all catering services
• Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to risk management and security
• Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to food safety management
• Basic preparation of food items, service to patient and other meals and functions
• Assist with cooking and regeneration of food as appropriate
• Cleaning of structures, equipment and meal service components as specialised in work instructions
• Store keeping including, checking deliveries, storage and stock rotation
• At times to operate without the direct guidance of a team leader
• Ensure a secure working environment for patients, visitors and staff
• Promote and maintain point of sale, e.g. counter and vending machines
• Undertake all aspects of the Cash handling process
• Kitchen Duties, retail duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• Maintain all operational procedures
• Enforce compliance with Waste Management Policy to meet the changing requirements as segregation requirements increase
• To comply with Hygiene and Food Safety Legislation
• Ensure compliance with Facilities Management standards
• Ensure compliance with HACCP
• Ensure effective delivery of services to service users and customers
• Maintain and improve all aspects of the service
• Participate in staff involvement groups for all aspects of the Trust Quality Strategy
• Observe legal requirements
• Responsible for the safe use of all equipment
• Ensure compliance and operational observance of safe working practices as detailed in all aspects of risk management
• Ensure all appropriate hygiene monitoring is carried out and recorded for every process
• Ensure compliance with national standards of cleanliness

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• To attend training courses as required and participate in annual refresher sessions in accordance with own Personal Development Review

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide guidance and a knowledge base for new and existing staff

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure economical use of all Trust resources
• Maintain and monitor stock levels to meet the demands of the service
• Distribute and maintain economic and effective use of chemicals and products
• Monitor and record food wastage