Catering Assistant | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | 317 02 Royal Victoria Hospital, NE1 4LP |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6178350/317-2024-14-07-DR |
Summary
The Royal Victoria Infirmary Catering Department have an exciting opportunity for a Part Time Catering Assistant/Driver working 30 hours per week, Working 5 days over 7 on a 6 week roster and hours of work are between 07.15 - 19.30 (6 hour shifts)
• Interview date: 16th April 2024
• 30 hours /week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
• As a Catering Assistant/Driver you will be responsible for supporting the wider catering team during and throughout patient's meal service periods
• Ensuring efficient and effective patient meal preparation and delivery of all patient'sfood trollies ensuring patient meal trollies areswitched on as per the regeneration schedule which will then allow the trollies to be delivered to ward level.
• Working as part of the team collecting and returning patients meal trollies to the catering department
• Delivery of stocks and stores to on-site locations as and when required
• Supporting cleaning of the patient meal service area and trollies after each meal period
• Supporting cleaning on a daily basis of the catering department and any deep cleaning requirements as requested by the supervisory/management team.
• Removal of catering rubbish and food waste.
• Please note this role involves a lot of moving and handling
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• Responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective preparation and service of food and beverages to patients, staff and visitors including the associated cleaning and hygiene related duties.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
This advert closes on Monday 8 Apr 2024
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