Band 2 Ward Catering Operative

3 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham Full time

**Job summary**:
Are you looking for part time hours? The Catering department at University Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham are recruiting for Ward Catering Operatives with the following hours available
- Post 1 Catering Operative Monday to Friday 20 Hours (10:30 - 14.30)
- Post 2 Catering Operative Monday to Friday 20 Hours (16:00 - 20:00)
- Post 3 Catering Operative Saturday to Sunday 16 Hours (10:30 - 14:30 / 16:00 - 20:00)
- Post 4 Catering Operative Deep Cleaner Monday to Friday 20 Hours (7am - 11am)

In addition to the above permanent roles flexible working is available via UHB+

The post holder will be required to work across the hospital sites as part of their shift pattern
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2GW

The successful applicant will need an independent means of transport (car, bus or rail) to travel to each location.

The role as a Ward Catering Operative you will be providing a quality food service and beverages to our patients at ward level.

You will also be responsible for kitchen cleaning and the standards of Hygiene within the kitchens at ward level and ensuring that the service complies with Food Safety legislation.

You will ensure that high quality Food Hygiene and cleaning standards are maintained at all times.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:

- Provide high quality food and beverage service to all patients and customers following department process.
- To ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed as per site training.
- Temperatures of regenerated cooked foods are recorded, along with chilled and frozen storage using the designated HACCP sheets.
- Communicate menus and offer to patient & ward teams and customers.
- Maintain excellent personal hygiene and uniform standards.
- Identify and report faults as required to department supervisors or leads.
- Maintain excellent cleaning standards within the working area following cleaning schedules supplied.
- Check dates and rotation of food accordingly within working area.
- Handling cleaning chemicals in accordance with COSHH and training provided.
- Be flexible in rotation of work from and a can do attitude

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

**Job description**:
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- GCSE Equivalent in English and Maths
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake in the induction period

**Desirable**:

- Relevant Catering qualifications
- Higher Catering Education
- Other Education

**Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Health and Safety or willingness to undertake in induction period
- Food Hygiene Regulations or willingness to undertake in induction period
- Willingness to undertake specific competencies to meet the full requirements of the role

**Desirable**:

- Previous Catering Work Experience
- Previous Hospital or Care Experience
- Catering related knowledge
- Allergy Regulations

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:

- Literate with basic I.T skills
- Read and understand written documentation
- Verbally communicate with people
- Presentable
- Work in large teams
- Able to work in hot and cold environments
- Time keeping

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:



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