Job summary
- Main area
- Estates and Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 350-COR5759595-A
- Employer
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peasley Cross Hospital
- Town
- St Helens
- Salary
- £22,383 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Facilities Management Catering Assistant
Band 2
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Job overview
Cleanliness, hygiene, catering and food safety in healthcare environments is paramount, therefore we are looking to appoint staff who are ambitious, motivated and take pride in the work they do.
We are looking to recruit a hardworking, enthusiastic individual to join our Catering Team at Peasley Cross Hospital, Marshalls Cross Rd, St Helens, Saint Helens WA9 3DE.
Whilst the location and service group may differ, the role of the Facilities Management Catering Assistant (FMCA) remains an integral part of our service delivery, carrying out facilities and catering tasks and ensuring that high standards are achieved and maintained.
The successful post holder will be required to carry out a range of catering and general duties within a mental health inpatient environment to set procedures and standards.
Shortlisting planned for 9 May
Interviews planned for 16 May
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be required to carry out a range of catering and general duties within a mental health inpatient environment to set procedures and standards.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be responsible for ensuring that the relevant documentation: monitoring forms delivery checks, and all other HACCP monitoring systems are completed and filed accordingly and take corrective action where necessary.
Loading frozen food into a regeneration oven.
Distribution of meals, provisions, and equipment within the department.
The service of patient meals via the bulk hostess trolley at ward level, maintaining high standards of meal presentation.
To clear all patient meal items e.g., crockery, cutlery, food waste from the dining room.
Carry out general cleaning tasks following departmental policies and procedures.
To work flexibly and in accordance with duty rotas and work schedules including evenings and weekends.
To stand in for other FMCA’s as required
To liaise and communicate effectively with ward teams and other disciplines
Assist in other areas within the catering department as and when required to meet service needs. This may involve travelling to another Mersey Care site
General cleaning of all areas associated with the catering department e.g., work surfaces, equipment, floors, walls, stores area etc] whilst using the appropriate cleaning materials/ chemicals/ equipment for the job, wearing the specified personal protective clothing and completing cleaning schedule documentation.
Responsible for practicing good hygiene and health & safety within the department in accordance with current Food Safety and Health & Safety Legislation. Ensure a high standard of personal hygiene by wearing clean and protective clothing in accordance with food safety legislation and health & safety policies
Collection, removal, and disposal of waste material in line with the Trust Waste Management policy including cleanliness of waste receptacles.
Ensure the careful use of resources to reduce unnecessary waste and comply with departmental stock rotation.
To attend Food Safety Training to include Induction, Annual Food Hygiene Refresher Training, Trust Mandatory Training as and when required.
Work in accordance with Trust’s Policies and Procedures including COSHH, Fire Safety and Manual Handling.
Report all accidents/ incidents and near misses.
Report all sightings of pests.
Report all equipment failures.
Report any patient/ customer complaints in a timely manner.
To ensure high standards of food safety and quality are maintained at all times and in accordance with Food Safety Legislation and HACCP Food Safety Management System.
To assist in the preparation of cold foods such as salads and jacket potato fillings.
Demonstrate duties to new starters and assist in training new staff to ensure basic level of competency in main duties.
Person specification
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering CIEH Foundation Certificate level 2/Intermediate in Food Hygiene, or equivalent.
Knowledge / Expereince
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a similar catering role
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- Experience of dealing with people/patients
- Experience of working in a multi-skilled environment
- Previous experience within this type of role is desirable although full training will be given.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and Trust.
- Able to deal with requests from service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way.
- Flexible.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Able to carry out manual tasks.
Desirable criteria
- Able to maintain accurate records.
Values
Essential criteria
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Russell
- Job title
- Catering Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925 664 137
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