About this role
Job summary
1 Post: 15 Hours, shift pattern Mon-Fri 14.30-17.30 Hallam Street Hospital
The Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust Catering Department provides a wide range of food related services across various in-patient and community sites in and around Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall.
The Catering Department at Hallam Street Hospital requires a customer focused catering assistant to work in our patient catering department and restaurant. Duties will include the preparation and serving of in-patient meals and beverages across the hospital or working in our patient, staff and visitor restaurant. Duties will also include cleaning, cash handling and an element of paperwork in relation to local HACCP.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills and able to work independently as well as part of a very busy team. You must be able to follow and adhere to CQC, environmental health, catering and trust legislation and standards, at all times.You will be responsible for ensuring departmental HACCP and COSHH are adhered to and paperwork is complete. The candidate must be able work to under pressure, be self-motivated, customer focused. Knowledge of Food safety is essential, mandatory training will be given on induction.
About us
Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Estates & Facilities departmental objective is to ensure delivery of a safe and high-quality catering service for the benefit of its service users and staff.
Previous experience working in a catering facility and working in a Mental Health/learning Disabilities service is desirable. Essential candidates should have a good basic education, and ability to read and write and have numerical skills. Hold a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification, NVQ level 1 in Food Preparation or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification NVQ level 1 in Food Preparation /equivalent experience Good basic education - ability to read and write numerical skills
Experience Desirable
Must have experience of working in a Mental Health/learning Disabilities service Experience of working in a Catering Facility
Knowledge Essential
Must have a good understanding of personal hygiene
Skills/Personal qualities Essential
Must have a good knowledge of Health & Safety including COSSH, safe systems of Cleaning Tasks. Safe Method of Work Must have a full knowledge of cleaning schedules Must have excellent knowledge of Food Hygiene including, temperature control and HACCP Able to carry out predetermined tasks which may involve lifting and moving products. Must be physically fit and able to stand for long period of time throughout the working day, excluding breaks. Able work in cold conditions wearing appropriate PPE provided
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hallam Street Hospital
Hallam Street
West Bromwich
B714NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)