Catering Assistant

7 months ago


Truro, United Kingdom Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

An opportunity has arisen to join a small busy team within the retail catering department.

Benefit from the new NHS pay rates.

To carry out a range of general catering duties within our sandwich production department.

To carry out basic food preparation following strict portion control procedures.

To prepare and make an extensive range of sandwich and salad products within strict legislative guidelines.

Ensure all Standard Operating Procedures, Recipes, Preparation Methods, and Portion Control Procedures are consistently adhered to. All actions/tasks must be recorded on Critical Control Point (CCP) documentation

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England
- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.

To ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed as per set specification

To monitor temperature control procedures following set specification

Audit check dates and stock rotation of all food commodities within working areas

Maintain excellent personal hygiene and uniform standard

Food Hygiene Level 2 - Food Manufacturing (Annual)

The post holder must participate in all aspects of training. This training is job and task specific and is on-going

Knowledge of food handling and cleaning procedures

Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills

Basic computer skills

Ability to work as a team member as well as on own initiative.

The post can be physically demanding, catering assistants are expected to work for up to four hours whilst standing, therefore the post holder must be capable of carrying out a physically demanding occupation

Able to work under pressure, this may include both mental and physical

Working in hot and cold temperatures


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