Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Team at Clatterbridge Hospital.
The main duties will be to assist the Catering team with the patient meal service provision and provide a complete meal time service to patients on the wards.
This includes transport of food and crockery and utensils, meal time service, washing up and tidying down the areas and supporting colleagues on other wards when required.
Main duties of the job
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Catering Assistant position available with WUTH.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the Northwest of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high-quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider Northwest footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide, and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Catering Assistant position available with WUTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Catering Assistant position available with WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Complete a basic food hygiene course and understand food safety regulations
- Be aware of HACCP, Health and Safety at work including COSHH
- Preferred intermediate hygiene certificate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understand good practice with regard to quality & customer care
- Catering Divisions Policies
Personal Attributes
Essential
- To undertake a good working relationship with patients, staff, and visitors
- Be an effective communicator
- Have good interpersonal skills
- Ensuring correct uniform is worn at all times
- Ability to work to deadlines
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Complete a basic food hygiene course and understand food safety regulations
- Be aware of HACCP, Health and Safety at work including COSHH
- Preferred intermediate hygiene certificate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understand good practice with regard to quality & customer care
- Catering Divisions Policies
Personal Attributes
Essential
- To undertake a good working relationship with patients, staff, and visitors
- Be an effective communicator
- Have good interpersonal skills
- Ensuring correct uniform is worn at all times
- Ability to work to deadlines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
