Food Services Assistant Nottingham, England
Job description
Job Title: Catering Assistant
Trust: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Queens Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH
Band/Pay rate:Band 2, £10.37 per hour (enhanced rates for evenings and weekends)
Contract: NHSP Bank – Ongoing Placement
Hours: 5 days out of 7 - 3:30pm – 6:30pm (Subject to a rota, some weekend work required)
Placement Ref: 58954
NHS Professionals require pro-active and hardworking individuals to work as part of the catering team at Nottingham University Hospital.
The Role
We are now looking to recruit several catering assistants to work at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham on an ongoing contract. This role would suit someone who has previous experience in a hospitality setting and holds a food safety qualification level 2.
Duties may include but not limited to:
· To undertake food service duties in the staff kitchen and visitor restaurant and all other retail outlets
· To assist in the patient and restaurant food production kitchen as directed by the management team (preparation, cooking and storing).
· Assist in the service of food items as required.
· To prepare the patient meal service area with the necessary service equipment, cutlery, crockery meal trays, food etc. Portioning, plating and service of Patients Meals.
· To ensure that all food is served is of a high standard, mindful of portion control, meal content, correct temperatures, and food presentation.
· To assist with the safe and effective cleaning of meal service areas and equipment after service.
Skills Required
· Experience in a catering or similar role
· Excellent customer service
· NHS experience – desirable but not essential
· Reliable and hard working
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and work in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work within the NHS.
Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.
Why work for NHS Professionals
In return for your hard work and commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:
· Competitive Pay Rates – weekly Pay
· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
· Dedicated consultants
· Free DBS and free training
· Build holiday allowance.
· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days
· Stakeholder pension scheme
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our bank members who are not clinically exempt from vaccination to get vaccinated.
Job Types: Part-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months
Part-time hours: 15 per week
Salary: £10.37-£18.37 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Do you hold a valid food safety level 2 qualification?
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: 58954
