Catering Assistant

3 weeks ago


Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We are currently recruiting for a part time night shift Catering Assistants to work within our busy catering department. You will be working in the kitchen, as well as in our retail cafe serving hospital staff throughout the night.

You will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

You will have some previous catering experience and be able to demonstrate good communication and customer service skills. You will be able to show flexibility in your approach to work and have the ability to think on your feet.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.


Job description
Job responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK )

Interview date: TBC



Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Basic numeracy and literacy Basic Food Hygiene CertificateDesirable
NVQ Level 2 in CateringExperience/Knowledge
Essential
To have worked in a service/customer environment or comparable experience of working within a similar environmentDesirable
Experience in working in a large scale catering departmentSkills
Essential
Have a working knowledge of health and safety policies, and work proceduresDesirable
Knowledge of infection control in a Healthcare Environment

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.



Employer details
Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Tonbridge Road

Tunbridge Wells

TN2 4QJ



Employer's website

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For questions about the job, contact:

Catering Manager

Matthew Hitchcock



Date posted

20 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

T3

Job locations

Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Tonbridge Road

Tunbridge Wells

TN2 4QJ



Supporting documents

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