Catering Assistant – Patient Catering

Why not join our catering department at Bradford Teaching Hospitals and make a difference to patients stay with a smile, a nutritional meal and a nice hot drink.

Post Title: Catering Assistant – Patient Catering

Grade: Band 2

Salary: £20270- £21318 pro rata

Department: Facilities

Location All Trust Sites

Benefits of working for us:
Agenda for change pay scales

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service

Generous pension scheme

Development opportunities

Staff gym

Training and uniform will be provided

Brief Description of the Role:
To work as a member of both the catering and ward teams, to support the delivery of approx. 1300 patient meals on a daily basis.

To provide a friendly efficient beverage service throughout the day.

Maintain good standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the ward kitchen at all times.

The Catering Team are responsible for providing services to patients at Bradford Royal Infirmary, St Luke’s Hospital, Westbourne Green, Westwood Park and Eccleshill Community Hospitals.

JOB PURPOSE

• To provide a nutritional food and beverage service to patients taking into account individual needs and requirements.
• To order, pick and pack food ready for cooking and service to patients.
• To ensure that all Food Safety procedures including HACCP are followed

Summary of Essential Experience/Skills required:

• Working as part of a team but able to work on their own initiative
• Previous experience of working with the public
• You will be required to attend training required for the post
• You must be willing to work irregular hours (days, evenings and weekends)
• The job holder must possess good communication skills and have a flexible attitude
• You will have previous catering experience and hold a Food Safety Level 2 Certificate. This can be completed on line if you don’t hold one

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care

Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership’s ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• To communicate with the ward team to understand the number of patients who require meal service and the individual needs of the patients, including special diets, and cultural or religious choices.
• Ensure that relevant menus are available to patients that take into account dietary requirements, assessing the situation as required.
• Use the picking sheet and ensure that all items, including the correct portion sizes are picked and placed into the insulated food trolleys and the trolley signed off as correctly packed.
• If any shortages are identified you will inform the supervisor so that alternatives can be offered to the ward or department.
• Complete picking and packing – this can involve a requirement to exert moderate physical effort for long periods of the shift.
• Fill oven from insulated food trolley, ensuring that only meals required for service or cooked, returning any other items back to the central freezer.
• Use the regen oven to cook meals, ensuring cooking guidance followed, so that quality products are prepared for patients.
• Plate meals, ensuring that the patient’s tray is checked against their request and all items are correct and appropriately presented.
• Record accurately number of meals cooked and left over after meal service
• Use information provided by ward staff and dieticians, to give named or other snacks to patients throughout the day.
• Undertake full drinks service to patients throughout the day, ensuring good communication so that patients receive a full choice of drinks available.
• On a daily basis to check dates on all foodstuffs in the kitchen storage areas and fridges, making sure that nothing is out of date.
• Communicate with stores to amend deliveries of bread and milk to prevent excessive waste.
• Ensure that all opened foodstuffs are labelled correctly in accordance with the Food Hygiene policy.
• After meal and beverage services, collect in dirty crockery & utensils and wash these in the ward dishwasher.
• On a daily basis clean the ward kitchen areas, including catering equipment and maintain a high standard of hygiene in accordance with appropriate departmental cleaning schedules in compliance with COSHH regulations (Control Of Substances Harzardous to Health).
• Ensure all appropriate documentation such as food temperature monitoring charts are completed in relation to internal food hygiene monitoring procedures and HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point).
• Ensure that all food is stored correctly, prepared and service of all food meet the temperature guidelines stipulated in the Food Safety (Temperature Control) Act 1995 and to record all food temperatures in line with HACCP.
• To demonstrate knowledge of relevant policies, Standing Operating Procedures, systems and regulations gained through induction and on the job training.

General

• Must inform the supervisor on duty of any mechanical and/or fixture and fitting defects so they can be reported correctly and efficiently.
• To be able to complete such other duties as may be required from time to time which are consistent with the grade of the post.