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Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.
To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)
Position:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stores Person based at Ayrshire Central Hospital.
What you will do:
This is an excellent opportunity for an organized person with kitchen store keeping management skills. The ideal candidate would have experience in large scale catering preferably within the NHS. The main kitchen at Ayrshire Central Hospital will provide in excess of 600 patient prepared and cooked meals every day including therapeutic diets to patients, as well as a meal service to staff and general public. In addition, we also provide a catering service at our Bramble Cafe. Your duties would include but not be limited to the ordering of stock, ingredient control measures that comply with the current recipes, receipting of goods received notes, processing these to the admin team in a timely manner, good stock rotation practices, general catering duties, maintaining high standards of hygiene, recording and monitoring data for H.A.C.C.P and Environmental Health. A degree of flexibility is essential, as you may be required to work additional hours during periods of leave and at peak times for the Department.
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description
Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:
* IT Skills/Knowledge
* Good Communication as this will take place at various levels on a daily basis relating to service requirements e.g. nursing, estates etc.
* Post holder must be numerate / literate.
* Have the ability to use their own initiative to make basic decisions regarding workload priorities, ingredient control procedures are followed and ensure that high cleanliness standards are maintained.
* Ability to work individually in a team setting.
* Expected to work with minimal supervision.
* Flexible approach to work and working hours.
For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification
Hours:
29.6 hours per week Monday to Friday 0730am-1400pm.
If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact claudia.konther@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
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To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES
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We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.
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