Job summary
- Main area
- Support Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (alternate weekends)
- Job ref
- 321-EST-6206348-B2-PUB
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Horton General Hospital
- Town
- Banbury
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Catering Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
Ever thought about working for the NHS? The Horton Hospital is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the in-house Catering team.
Main duties of the job
The Catering team are responsible for providing all patient food from breakfast through to lunch and supper, therefore if you have experience of working in a pressured catering environment and have demonstrable experience of working autonomously, along with being a confident communicator, why not consider joining our team.
In return for your hard work, we will offer you:-
- a competitive salary and additional pay for any unsocial hours that you work
- access to a number of local and national discounts - on holidays, insurance, shopping and a whole lot more
- an industry leading pension
- an environment where you can expect to be supported and developed.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
COVID-19 Vaccination Update: There has been a national announcement that COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for all patient-facing staff from 1 April 2022. This role could be affected by this, we therefore urge all applicants to consider this before applying. Patient-facing staff who have not had both vaccinations by 1 April 2022 will not be able to continue in their role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To take delivery of all food products following agreed protocols and food safety standards;
Whilst storing stock, rotate and check all use by dates, removing out of date items;
Assist with the preparation of food requirements for the meal services, including the preparation of sandwiches and salads, ensuring the correct use by date and allergen information is displayed;
As part of a team, ensure that all food is delivered within the agreed service delivery times;
As part of a team check ward kitchen fridges and record fridge temperatures in individual record keeping books, taking appropriate action if the temperature is not within agreed range;
As part of a team to deliver food items across the hospital site including patient provisions to wards and to restock the main Ward Catering store area;
As part of a team, take part in the cleaning and replenishment of the site vending machines ensuring that stock is rotated and that out of date items are removed and that these items are recorded on the food wastage system;
Ensure that all vending machine defects are reported and promptly addressed;
As part of a team to clean and replenish the snack box fridge, for out of hours use, collecting the completed delivery notes and returning these back to the Catering office;
As part of a team deliver and collect patient menu’s to and from wards, returning them to the Catering office for input onto the menu collation system within the agreed timeframe;
To work closely with the Dietitians, SALT and nursing staff to ensure that patient dietary needs are met.
Person specification
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to communicate with staff at various levels of the organisation
- • Well organized and methodical, with the ability to operate machinery and equipment
- • Team player
- • Flexible approach and adaptable in response to changing service needs
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent relevant catering qualification
- • CIEH Food Safety qualification or equivalent
- • A good standard of education which includes GCSE English and Maths grade C or equivalent/above
Desirable criteria
- • NVQ in Catering or relevant catering qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant catering experience
- • Relevant experience in a similar role
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work under own initiative to achieve set targets.
- • Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- • Ability to carry out audits and satisfaction surveys
- • Computer literate
- • Problem solving skills
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
- Diana Beere
- Job title
- Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01295 229427
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
SUWON & Corporate Division
OUH Recruitment Team
- Telephone
- 01865 743462
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