Catering Menu Clerk

Job overview

Catering Menu Clerk

Band 2 - 15 hours per week

The catering clerk is responsible for processing all patient menu cards, for producing various reports for the kitchen supervisors, for recording and documenting information relating to patient catering and for keeping all information held on the catering IT system accurate and up-to-date.

The catering clerk is required to work closely with the kitchen supervisors and to liaise on a daily basis with wards. The catering clerk is also required to assist and cover in respect to raising purchase orders and receipting orders.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of an NHS Menu Clerk (sometimes called a Catering Clerk) is to manage the end-to-end process of patient meal ordering to ensure every patient receives the correct nutrition safely and on time

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.