Job overview

We are seeking a reliable and flexible Kitchen Porter to join our Catering Team. The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week on a rota basis, covering shifts between 07:00–15:00, 10:00–18:30, and 11:30–20:00. Shift patterns may vary from week to week and will be published at least three weeks in advance. Weekend working will also be required.

The primary responsibilities of the role include maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the kitchen, cleaning kitchen equipment, and operating commercial dishwashers to wash crockery, cutlery, pots, and pans.

Additional duties will include working on the patient meal service belt, assisting with the plating of meals, cleaning meal trolleys, replenishing cleaning supplies, and collecting stock from stores. On occasion, you may be required to support the Catering Assistant team by preparing salads, sandwiches, fruit salads, and assisting chefs with basic food preparation.

You will be expected to comply with all food safety policies, procedures, and relevant legislation. Previous catering experience would be desirable but is not essential, as full training will be provided.

The successful candidate will be committed to delivering a high-quality, professional service at all times and will demonstrate a positive and customer-focused approach when supporting staff, patients, and visitors.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
• We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation’s top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey