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Salary We are looking to recruit BANK Catering Assistant/Stores staff to work in our in-house ‘Central Food Production Unit’ where we prepare and cook circa 28,000 Patient meals per week, serving 6 hospitals. The focus of duties will be to assist the team in/across the following areas and full training will be given to successful applicants;
• Assist in the receipt of goods into the CPU
• Storage and distribution of food within the CPU and onward to all wards and other sites.
• Food preparation duties
• Food production duties assisting the Chefs/Cooks
• Picking and packing duties of finished foods
• General cleaning duties including utensil wash
The CPU is operational between 7.00am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday. Candidates must be available for work over/ during these times.
The ideal candidate would have the following skills/experience /qualifications;
• Preferably, but not essential, a formal practical food qualification or associated experience
• Food Safety Level 2 food hygiene qualification would be desirable but not essential
• Previous experience of working in a large scale and busy food production environment.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as“Good”by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
To work as a member of the CPU team to assist with the preparation and packing of all food items.
To provide routine information with colleagues within the CPU, ward staff and delivery staff.
To make judgements involving straightforward facts or situations, eg, investigate problems with delivery shortages, reporting equipment failure and stock issues.
To organise your own day to day work tasks or activities to ensure meal delivery times are achieved for Trust patients and external customers.
To comply with all Trust Policies, Food Hygiene Regulations and Health and Safety requirements.
To ensure safe use, and cleanliness, of all catering equipment required - eg. slicing machines, sealing machines, mixers etc. – following CPU standard operating procedures.
To explain and demonstrate own duties to new starters.
To monitor and report on stock levels and ensuring that these are correctly stored in line with HACCP.
To record personally generated information for HACCP compliance to ensure Food Safety Regulations are followed.
To participate in cleanliness audits of the CPU, and Trust surveys.
To work within clearly defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.
To wear full uniform as issued and maintain personal appearance and hygiene at a standard commensurate with the duties and role of the post.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Apr 2024
