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Bank Patient Catering Assistant

3 months ago


Brighton, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

The BANK Patient Catering Assistant will be responsible for the provision of an efficient, safe and hygienic food service at ward level operating within established food hygiene, safety practices, methods and procedures.

 This will include the picking, preparation, regeneration and plating up of patient meals in order to assist nursing staff to serve meals to the patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the safe and hygienic cleaning of the ward kitchen and all associated equipment.

The Patient Catering Assistant must be receptive to individual patient’s food service needs and treat any information about their condition with utmost confidence.

The role will also include undertaking duties to provide a portering and cleaning service to the catering department and to assist in simple food preparation in a chilled and/or frozen working and storage environment

To generally assist when required with other comparable tasks including Saffron and the general stores as directed by their Assistant Duty Manager/Duty Manager.

Working for our organisation

Diversity and inclusion at University Hospitals Sussex

At University Hospitals Sussex we nurture an inclusive culture that values diversity and empowers everyone to be their authentic self at work.

Our values of respect and inclusion are at our core and guide us in our day to day interactions with each other and our patients. We treat people as individuals – celebrating their differences and always taking the time to listen, and learn, from their experiences and perspectives.

We have active professional and social networking groups across our hospitals as well as wearing our accreditations and awards with pride. We are an accredited Disability Confident employer, welcome employees from the Armed Forces through the national ‘Veteran Aware’ scheme, and are proud to be both a Stonewall Diversity Champion employer and a NHS LGBTQI+ Rainbow Badges pilot Trust.

Whilst we celebrate these achievements, we remain true to our ‘where better never stops’ ethos and to our commitment to champion inclusion and to remove barriers to equality so everyone can feel free to be their authentic self.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main Duties and Responsibilities - Kitchen

To clean allocated pieces of heavy catering equipment using instructions and cleaning materials To dispose of waste materials from catering areas to designated collection points. To operate industrial dishwashers in all catering areas. To operate mechanical floor scrubbing and steam cleaning equipment. To transport provisions, equipment and other catering related items as required. To maintain clean working environment at all times, with special regard to hygiene. To ensure that all food is prepared in the environment with due care and attention, particularly in regard to customers’ special dietary requirements: for example, nut, dairy or wheat allergies.

8.To monitor the inputting of the patient menu on the Saffron tablets ensuring that all the necessary information is captured accurately.

9.Collate patient meal numbers for picking and packing as required and generate associated Saffron system reports as necessary.

10.Printing of the pick pack sheets for each meal service ensuring that all the correct information has been captured and the sheets are printed in a timely manner to allow sufficient time for the pick pack to be carried out.

11.Assisting with the receipt of deliveries, checking quantity and quality of goods; ensuring that due diligence is followed by checking and recording delivery temperatures as appropriate and compliance with the Trusts policies and procedures as required.

12.Reporting of variances in deliveries both internally and to the supplier arranging replacement deliveries or credit notes as appropriate.

13.Keeping accurate records of stock and inventory movement both inwards and outwards allowing costs to be correctly attributed to the specific department.

14.Ensure all stock is rotated and stored correctly reducing wastage and ensuring compliance with necessary legislation as required.

To undertake occasional duties outside the normal routine but within the scope of the position and the department’s activities.

To assist, as required, at special functions, some of which may occur outside normal working hours, for which you will be paid overtime

Person specification

Food Safety

Essential criteria

Up to date L2 food safety certificate or experience

Desirable criteria

Able to demonstrate an understanding of the FIR 2014 (food information regulations)

Experience

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate experience working in catering

Desirable criteria

Previous experience in catering and/or ward services in a hospital or healthcare related environment

Experience

Essential criteria

Knowledge of cleaning methods and equipment use

Desirable criteria

An understanding of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) Regulations

Skills

Essential criteria

Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential criteria

Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager. 

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.

Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest we may close adverts earlier than specified.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications