Patient Meals Catering Assistant

Job overview

The post will cover  the production unit at Castle Hill Hospital

The successful candidates will be working various shifts to cover service delivery requirements. The department operates from 06.00 through to 18.00 7 days a week including public holidays.

The successful candidate will aid in the picking and distribution of patient meals and therapeutic diets. The area that will be worked in involves a heavy manual handling tasks and requires work to be completed in areas with extreme temperatures for short periods of time.

Post 2-  37.5 hrs.

Week 1,

Monday-  06.00-14.00, Tuesday- 06.00-14.00, Wednesday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00, Thursday,- 06.00-14.00, Friday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00.

Week 2,

Monday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00, Tuesday- 06.00-14.00, Wednesday- 06.00-14.00, Thursday- 10.00-18.00, Friday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00.

Week 3,

Monday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00, Tuesday- 06.00-14.00, Wednesday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00, Saturday- 06.00-14.00, Sunday- 06.00-14.00.

Week 4,

Monday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00, Tuesday- 06.00-14.00, Wednesday- 06.00-14.00, Thursday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00, Friday- 06.00-14.00 or 10.00-18.00.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist in the provision of a comprehensive and cost-effective catering service that meets the needs of all patients whilst fulfilling the objectives of the Trust.

To provide a full range of high quality ward catering services including the regeneration and attractive presentation of a wide range of cook-freeze food items.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.