Catering Assistant

We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our dedicated team of Catering Assistants based at Leighton Hospital.

Our Catering service operates 7 days a week, from 7am until 8pm and may include weekend working.

These roles involve working unsocial hours which attract increased rates of pay which can significantly increase your potential salary. Unsocial hours rates for NHS staff at this band are:
Pay band

All time on Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8 pm and before 6 am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

Full and part time hours available.

Previous applicants need not apply.

**As a catering assistant, you will**:

- Help to prepare food
- wash up, by hand or using a dishwasher
- keep kitchen areas clean
- clear tables
- load meals onto trolleys to go to wards and serve meals for patients
- serve meals to staff, patients and visitors in our café or restaurant
- operate a till and handle cash

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe BeEquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

To carry out a variety of tasks within the Catering Department to ensure a quality service is provided
SERVICE DELIVERY
1. To maintain a high level of cleanliness and Hygiene as set out in the
departmental Catering Policy and the Hazard Analysis Critical Control
2. To understand and practice good food hygiene practices in accordance with food hygiene regulations
3. To Assist in Food preparation and the service of patients meals
Assistant Catering and Retail Lead Chefs Catering Supervisors
Ward Host/Hostess Catering Assistants
4. Acting Courteously and, ensuring all meals reach the trusts standards of service and presentation.
5. To correctly dispose of all waste products e.g. food, cardboard; following the instructions given by supervisors/ Lead Chef regarding storage or disposal
6. Ensuring all crockery is clean and checked to the standards as determined by the management
7. The safe distribution of patient meals using the electronic tugs, meeting time deadlines to provide protected mealtimes