Catering Assistant Hospital | Mersey and West Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our Southport Hospital Catering Department!

The ideal candidate will have a "can do attitude", be flexible, a team player and have experience working in a busy kitchen environment. Good customer care skills and experience of working in a kitchen/coffee shop/restaurant are required.

• Provide a customer focused service
• Organise, deliver, develop and improve the catering service throughout the Trust
• Ensure efficient management of all catering services
• Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to risk management and security
• Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to food safety management
• Basic preparation of food items, service to patient and other meals and functions
• Assist with cooking and regeneration of food as appropriate
• Cleaning of structures, equipment and meal service components as specialised in work instructions
• Store keeping including checking deliveries, storage and stock rotation
• Operate without direct guidance of a team leader at times
• Ensure a secure working environment for patients, visitors and staff
• Promote and maintain point of sale, e.g. counter and vending machines
• Undertake all aspects of the Cash handling process

• Attend training courses as required and participate in annual refresher sessions in accordance with own Personal Development Review

• Provide guidance and a knowledge base for new and existing staff

• Ensure economical use of all Trust resources
• Maintain and monitor stock levels to meet the demands of the service
• Distribute and maintain economic and effective use of chemicals and products
• Monitor and record food wastage

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