Nursery Kitchen Assistant

7 months ago


St LeonardsonSea, United Kingdom East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

First Steps Nursery is a purpose built NHS workplace nursery for staff working for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. A brand new build has been built onsite at the Conquest Hospital and opened in January 2022. The nursery provides full day care for 56 children a day aged 4 months to 8 years.

We are looking to recruit a Nursery Kitchen Assistant working 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
- be happy with a smiley face
- have lots of fun with us
- give good cuddles
- tell lots of stories (we like using lots of different props)
- do silly dances
- play lots of games with us
- go on our outdoor adventures with us
- like to get messy

Key duties and responsibilities

Ordering supplies of food and lunches and collect from the main hospital kitchen where necessary.

Maintaining adequate stock levels of food supplies and non-food stock to ensure operational standards are maintained

Liaise with Childcare Manager to ensure value for money and remain within budget

Complete daily information for the kitchen and work within the guidelines of the Better food protocol

Complete daily information reference cleaning schedules and work within the guidelines of trust infection control

Check temperature of refrigerator and record on a daily basis to comply with Environmental Health Regulations.

Undertake relevant training in food hygiene to maintain standards and meet Ofsted and environmental health requirements.

Assist childcare manager with area of Inspection related to food areas in Ofsted standards and yearly environmental health inspections.

Prepare healthy option snacks and drinks for children during the day and assist with serving.

Preparing tables with cutlery and serving dishes for the lunch time period.

Serving lunch to children and assisting staff.

Clear away all snack & lunchtime utilities used and clean area.

Load dishwasher and clean kitchen area

Clean all areas of kitchen, meal area and toilet and laundry areas. Maintaining high standards of hygiene within these areas.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us



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