Main area Catering Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: Band 2 Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10.00 - 18:00) Job ref 224-PA20250402680
Employer The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town Oswestry Salary £24,169 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/07/2025 23:59
Catering Technician (Kitchen Clean)
Band 2
Here at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we are very proud of our reputation for providing outstanding care to our patients.
In the National Staff Survey, 74% of our staff would recommend the Trust as a place to work and 92% would recommend the hospital to a friend or relative for treatment.
Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values: Friendly, Caring, Excellence, Professional and Respect.
Job overview
Our Catering Team are recruiting for a reliable and organized team member to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the main hospital kitchens through various cleaning tasks, basic food preparation, and supporting the serving of patient meals ready for delivery to the ward.
No previous catering environment experience is required, but applicants must be able to perform cleaning tasks, lift catering supplies (e.g., drums of oil), and adhere to food hygiene requirements. Full training will be provided for operating and cleaning specialised catering equipment and skills like using knives, mandolins, meat slicers, and industrial steamers.
We support career development, and if the post-holder wishes to pursue a catering career, they can undertake a recognised catering apprenticeship as part of the role, learning skills such as prioritising high-risk food preparation, allergen awareness, and cleaning protocols.
This is a full-time position, working 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, with no requirement to work weekends. Although the kitchen environment is busy, noisy, hot, and humid, it is also enjoyable and team-oriented.
Under current Home Office Immigration Rules, this role does not meet the UK Visas and Immigration criteria and the position is not therefore eligible for sponsorship. Applications from candidates that require skilled worker sponsorship will NOT be shortlisted.
Main duties of the job
Clean floors, work surfaces, furnishings, and related equipment manually and using machines.
Clean crockery, cutlery, utensils, containers, and small-scale equipment manually and using machine washers.
Assist cooks with basic food preparation and cooking.
Working for our organisation
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RJAH) is one of the leading orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for research and innovation.
Benefits include NHS paid holidays, Contributory NHS pension scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide catering services to patients and staff.
Communicate patient meal choices, dietary requirements, or service adaptations clearly and promptly.
Count and collate menu choices from inpatients or staff delivery service, noting specific requirements and highlighting dietary alerts.
Clean crockery, cutlery, utensils, containers, and small-scale equipment manually and using machine washers.
Clean floors, work surfaces, furnishings, and related equipment manually and using machines.
Prepare and present ready-to-eat foods within the Catering department's remit.
Assist cooks with basic food preparation and cooking.
Follow internal workflows and use judgement to ensure adherence to 'safe systems of work,' prioritising high-risk food preparation, allergen awareness, and cleaning protocols.
Prepare and deliver ward stores and supplies to wards and departments.
Clean and prepare ward food trolleys for meal service.
Comply with food hygiene regulations regarding cleaning food service equipment and departmental cleanliness.
Adhere to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points and Food Safety Management System protocols, ensuring completion of relevant paperwork.
Maintain high standards of personal hygiene.
Follow Health and Safety regulations.
Notify supervisors or relevant staff of faulty equipment, building/equipment repairs, maintenance requirements, and requests for personal protective equipment/light equipment.
Ensure building security measures are undertaken, such as locking doors and securing windows.
Participate as a team member, including training new staff in work patterns and specific tasks.
Operate cash register at the point of service.
Store goods correctly and use stock on a rotational basis.
Collaborate with the Department in Performance and Development Reviews.
The role involves physical demands, including standing for long periods, lifting stock and supplies, manoeuvring waste bins, meal trolleys, and hot lockers with weights greater than 15kg frequently during shifts.
After training, you may be asked to operate or clean a variety of specialized catering equipment, employing specific skills like using knives, mandolins, meat slicers, or industrial steamers.
Work in a noisy, hot, and humid environment.
Person specification
* Basic literacy and numeracy - equivalent to Functional Skills Level 1
Experience
* Application demonstrates interest in working within a catering environment
* Previous work experience in catering sector
Knowledge
* Application demonstrates understanding of the principles of cleanliness in workplace envrionment
* Application demonstrates understanding of the principles of food allergens and risks
Important
Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps. The Trust maintains the right to withdraw an employment offer or terminate employment if it is later found that an application for employment contained false, mis-leading or inaccurate information. For the avoidance of doubt this would include omissions of previous periods of employment or reasons given for gaps in employment.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
For Information
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT embraces diversity, equality and inclusion and our aim is to be diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.
We are committed to ensuring disabled workers aren’t disadvantaged when applying for and doing their jobs and offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised post. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
Name Daniel Hoggett Job title Catering Manager Email address daniel.hoggett@nhs.net Additional information
For any job-related inquiries or help with the online application, please email me at daniel.hoggett@nhs.net, and I will respond as soon as possible.
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