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Menu Clerk
2 weeks ago
Job summary
To communicate on a daily basis with patients, nursing staff and colleagues. Contact with nursing staff & patients may be either face to face within the hospital or by the receiving of telephone requests into the department for extra meals or special diets.
Main duties of the job
collate menu card information manually over bank holidays when menus are changed and cards not completed.
all special diet requests ensuring patients have ordered appropriate meal choices and altering choices where necessary.
3.Collate special supplementary menus daily and provide the information to the cooks.
4.Telephone wards that do not complete menu cards on a daily basis to ascertain meal numbers and any special requirements.
5.Complete patient questionnaire's with patients.
out photocopying of menu cards. .
out Typing, photocopying and filing, this would include ward kitchen audits.
the Menumark computer software system daily to collate and generate information from the patient menus.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To liaise with the relevant supervisors regarding requests for special diets and any other issues with the patient menu cards.
To raise any queries with special diets with the hospital dietitians to ensure patients receive the correct diet.
To communicate on a daily basis with patients, nursing staff and colleagues. Contact with nursing staff & patients may be either face to face within the hospital or by the receiving of telephone requests into the department for extra meals or special diets.
To liaise with Managers and Supervisors daily and act upon any specific tasks required.
Report any equipment faults or Health and safety issues to the supervisors as and when they may arise.
Visit wards when required to resolve any issues or problems with the patient menu card system.
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Person Specification
Interview
Essential
Catering Experience 2 Years
Desirable
Knowledge of allergens
Interview
Essential
Computer skills
Desirable
Flexible
Interview
Essential
Must be able to work on own initiative, prioritizing tasks.
Desirable
Must be able to work on own initiative, prioritizing tasks.
Interview
Essential
physically fit
Desirable
Excellent communication-
Menu Clerk
2 weeks ago
Warrington, United Kingdom Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT Full timeTo liaise with the relevant supervisors regarding requests for special diets and any other issues with the patient menu cards. To raise any queries with special diets with the hospital dietitians to ensure patients receive the correct diet. To communicate on a daily basis with patients, nursing staff and colleagues. Contact with nursing staff & patients may...