Catering Assistant - Patient Catering Service

For questions about this job, contact: Stephen Lewis Patient Catering Operations Manager View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk View phone number on findajob.dwp.gov.uk Job Summary An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Catering Service Delivery team for a new band 2 Catering Assistant to work at St James University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary as part of our team of catering service delivery experts. In this role, you’ll play a part in assisting to deliver service excellence to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals patients. Why you should join our Team At Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we serve an average 2000 plus patients each and every day. And none of that would happen without the behind-the-scenes work the catering team do daily basis. As such, we’re looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic individual to help us with our catering processes. The patient catering service at Leeds is about to enter a period of exciting change and development in the delivery of excellence in patient catering services. This is a unique role and will be highly rewarding for the successful candidate, with many opportunities to develop their skills. So, if you’re someone with catering experience, who wants to make a genuine difference to our patient’s experience with Leeds, and are passionate about helping us improve our services, then please apply What the candidate will do : To complete all relevant daily documentation in compliance with relevant statutory legislation and local codes of practice and quality control procedures. To maintain cleaning and hygiene standards within designated areas complying with cleaning schedules in line with hygiene codes of practice. Reporting any instances of contamination or pest infestation as soon as detected and initial isolation of problem items. Responsible for working with colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. Ensure that patient feeding requests are actioned in a timely manner to ensure that the patient nutritional requirements are not affected. Ensure that all tasks are carried out in compliance with relevant statutory legislation and local policies & procedures including Food Safety, Health and Safety, COSHH and in particular by working in the manner of training to follow agreed safe working procedures. Reporting incidents & near misses using the Trust Incident Reporting system. To maintain high standards of personal hygiene and appearance at all times whilst on duty. The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development and undertake all mandatory training required for the role particularly attending refresher training on an annual basis. To attend and follow localised induction training for all food service skills and food safety matters must be completed before full range of tasks can be completed, these are outside of the Organisational Learning ability to deliver. It is expected that staff will always observe and comply with all aspects of this additional training. To ensure adequate security of food items, equipment and premises by adhering to policies and procedures on stock control. Reporting any losses or thefts to the supervisor as soon as detected. Ensures that all duties are carried out in line with departmental quality management procedures and that all relevant documentation is completed. Making determination on quality and use by dates on all self-made items in line with food safety requirements, making product substitutions when required. Reporting all damaged and out of date stock to the supervisor as soon as detected. To ensure that correct uniform, footwear & PPE is always worn whilst on duty. Receipt of incoming deliveries ensuring that all goods inwards are checked against delivery notes and official orders. Ensuring that items meet quality and quantity specified and temperature parameters. Reporting all shortages, damage related delivery problems to the supervisor or manager. To issue provisions/non provisions to ward housekeeping and other departments upon receipt of authorised requisitions. Raising for investigation / confirmation any order which appears to be incorrect or at odds with normal departmental / ward run rates or patterns. To ensure the timely disposal of refuse to designated areas in accordance with Trust Policy and the cleaning of the catering department specific loading bays and associated areas. To work with minimal level of direct task supervision, ensuring that Food safety and quality choices are not affected and are completed in line with all department policies & procedures. Making decisions on product quality and safety in the compilation of meal items. Use IT systems to access wage slips in addition to department specific requirements such as submission of order forms & stock takes Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond. Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.