Job description
An opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Team at Clatterbridge Hospital.
The main duties will be to assist the Catering team with the patient meal service provision and provide a complete meal time service to patients on the wards.
This includes transport of food and crockery and utensils, meal time service, washing up and tidying down the areas and supporting colleagues on other wards when required.
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Catering Assistant position available with WUTH.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the Northwest of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high-quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider Northwest footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide, and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
- Ensuring food is served in a safe and hygienic way in line with food safety standards.
- Working in collaboration with Ward staff to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to patients.
- Heating the ward food orders in ovens and ensuring it reaches correct temperature
- Tidying up after each mealtime service, to include clearing away plates and crockery.