Catering Assistant

3 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Band 2 Catering Assistant / Catering Facilities Assistant

This is a part-time post for 27.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9.30 am -3 pm)

**Additional shifts / overtime also available**
- To work as part of the catering team in producing approximately 1600 patient meals and the serving of 700 customers in the restaurant per day.
- To provide catering assistant / store portering duties to ensure the smooth, efficient and safe running of the catering function, stores and all its services to the standards outlined. Including the receiving, checking and appropriate storage of all food and catering supplies, undertaking interdepartmental deliveries. All food safety policies and procedures, accurate record keeping and adherence to health, safety and quality control measures.
- To assist in maintaining a clean, tidy and safe department, whilst providing the customer with pleasant and efficient service. Carrying out duties in line with the department’s working procedures.
- To assist with the smooth running and appearance of the Trust, the post holder is expected to be flexible and work across the Facilities Directorate and the Trust, as required and appropriate to the grade.
- To work as part of the catering team in producing approximately 1600 patient meals and the serving of 700 customers in the restaurant per day.
- Deliver food to wards.
- Operate till / cashless system.
- Dismantling / reassembling equipment.
- Washing up.
- Cleaning floors, work surfaces, fixed equipment.
- Serving food, portion control and presentation skills.
- Food preparation - salads, sandwiches, breakfasts, deep fried goods, vegetable steaming, one or two step cooking processes.
- Lifting and storing of heavy equipment / food deliveries.
- Ensure equipment is cleaned.
- Maintaining daily records.
- Training / supporting colleagues.
- Reporting maintenance issues.
- Providing cover.
- Receiving / checking / ordering / storage of goods.
- Deliveries to wards / departments / Restaurant / TEC etc. Communicating with ward staff & HCA’s.
- Stock taking and stock control.
- Moving and handling activities, transporting and storing of food and equipment.
- Maintaining of records.
- Delivery of milk and bread / provisions
- Picking of goods for food production.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

**Our values**: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Ensuring the highest level of quality, and compliance with Service Level Agreement [SLA’s], Trust Procedures, Policies, Guidelines and Health & Safety requirements.
- Undertaking in a competent and safe manner the full range of tasks for the role to the required standards, frequencies and schedules and on an ad hoc basis, in line with the Department’s policies and procedures.
- Communicate information relating to food service requirements to staff, patients and other members of the public both verbally and by telephone.
- Notifying the supervisor on any discrepancies from receipt and distribution of catering supplies.
- Deliver food to wards as and when required.
- Undertake surveys or audits as necessary to own work, e.g. crockery / cutlery etc.
- Operate cash till / cashless system - when required, which would include peak periods of the day. Following guidelines regarding cashing up and ensuring money is secure.
- In the absence of the manager, effectively organising own day-to-day work tasks or activities.
- Responsible for dismantling and reassembling kitchen equipment used by chefs.
- Manually and / or mechanically washing up catering utensils, crockery and cutlery.
- Environmental cleaning of floors, work surfaces, fixed equipment, etc., following departmental procedures.
- Serving food, maintaining good portion control and presentation skills. Maintaining good levels of concentration during the plating of patient’s food for extended periods (e.g. 90 minutes).
- Food preparation to include salads, sandwiches, breakfasts, deep fried goods, vegetable steaming and any other one or two step cooking processes. General preparation of food stuffs as directed.
- Ensure safety regulations and safe working practices are being followed and reporting any safety issues or concerns to senior colleagues.
- Lifting and storing of heavy equipment and food deliveries as required
- Ensure equipment is cleaned properly and ‘fit for use’ by the start of the next shift.
- Taking responsibility for maintaining high standards of c

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