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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 20 hours per week
Job ref
435-UHMBB160125
Employer
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Furness General Hospital
Town
Barrow-in-Furness
Salary
£23,615 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Catering Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 2

  • Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc)

The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare.

Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication.

We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work.

One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

 

Job overview

 We are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to join our fantastic Catering Department. You will be enthusiastic and will relish being a part of this dynamic team, delivering a high quality service which puts our patients and customers first. 

You should have working knowledge of a busy food environment and ideally hold your Foundation food hygiene certificate, full training, and support will be given on induction,

The role will be working 20 hours which will involve working weekends (alternate)

For further information please contact [email protected]

Main duties of the job

You will be required to undertake a wide range of duties including food preparation, cleaning, and supporting patient feeding at ward level . You should be equipped with excellent customer service skills and preferably have experience within the catering industry . Completion of audit forms associated with food safety,  & procedures. 

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. 

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. 

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. 

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. 

Person specification

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Essential criteria
  • Good General Education
  • Possess or willing to work towards Food Foundation Hygiene Qualification
  • Posses or willing to work towards NVQ level 2 Hospitality/Customer Care
  • Ability to work on own or as part of a team without direct supervision
  • Experience of cleaning in a food environment or similar environment
  • Knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control points (HACCP)
  • Knowledge of the potential Cross Contamination in a Health Care setting
  • able to deal with information in a confidentiality and sensitive manner
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of Manual Handling techniques and be able to physically able to move 10 kg
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of COSHH Regulations
  • Previous experience of working a in large Catering Establishment
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety
  • Experience of using industrial Catering Equipment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committedStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tracy Litt
Job title
Site Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01229 491001
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