Job summary
** Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. **
The Catering Department at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic team members to join our fast paced and friendly team based at Pinderfields Hospital.
You will provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely food service for patients, visitors and staff.
Your duties will be varied and no day will ever be the same. You will play an integral role within the team in ensuring that the food prepared and delivered is of the highest quality and the department is cleaned to the highest standard.
You will work in a busy catering department to serve meals for staff/visitors working as part of a team to facilitate in ensuring a clean and safe environment.
There are 3 full time positions working hours per week, 5 days over 7, and - One weekend off in three.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the food preparation and serving areas for patients, staffs and visitors.
A willingness to work within other areas of the catering department essential to ensure continuity of service.
Ensuring that food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP) are observed at all times.
About us
We provide care and support to over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, in community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (in Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place to receive care.
We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1. The hygienic handling of food products in accordance with food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP).
2. Observation of statuary and trust food hygiene regulations.
3. The post holder will provide a food service the guidance of supervisors to patients / visitors in the restaurant within the hospital.
4. Regeneration of patient food using equipment as trained.
5. To observe portion control guidance.
6. Serving patient / staff meals in an appetising and attractive manner.
7. Ensure that food products are correctly re-generated according to instruction.
8. Taking and recording of food temperatures and seeking further instruction where these are outside appropriate temperature limits.
9. To be involved in the general cleaning following the appropriate cleaning schedules.
10. Appropriate disposal of waste in accordance with instruction.
11. Check stock deliveries into the catering department and complete the appropriate documentation.
12. Ensure stock is dated and stock rotation procedures are observed.
13. Complies with health and safety regulations.
14. Observes the quality control procedure within the catering department.
15. Ensure that personal appearance, conduct and customer care are of the highest standard.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
16. An awareness of all regulatory catering hygiene requirements.
Desirable
17. Awareness of health and safety, handling and lifting.
18. COSHH regulations.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
19. Good food preparation skills.
20. Able to follow written and given instructions.
Desirable
21. Able to work with minimum supervision.
Experience
Essential
22. Previous experience of working in a commercial catering environment.
23. Allergen Training.
Personal Attributes
Essential
24. To be able to fulfil the physical demands of the role.
Qualifications
Essential
25. Level Two Food Hygiene certificate or IEHO - (Basic Food Hygiene Certificate).