Patient Catering Ward Runner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal Cornwall Hospital for an enthusiastic, motivated, and hardworking individual to join the team .

This position requires flexibility to accommodate the needs of the service, good communication skills and a positive and professional attitude.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for completing the radio tasks assigned to the patient catering team from soft facilities helpdesk in a timely manner.

To be responsible for delivering out of hours meals and other requested food items as required, to wards and clinical areas as per the allocated radio task following set procedures and specifications.

To be responsible for the cleaning and maintaining standards of hygiene within the out of hours kitchens and ensuring that the service complies with Food Safety Legislation.

Supporting the patient catering service to deliver meals to any clinical areas which are not covered with a full-time ward catering assistant.

You will ensure that high quality Food Hygiene and cleaning standards are always maintained.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.