Retail Catering Assistant

The retail catering service provides a high quality service to staff and visitors to our hospitals and maintains a high standard in customer care.

As a Retail Catering Assistant you will become an active member of our team working to provide Retail customer service experience for staff and visitors in our busy restaurants.

We are looking for a team member who demonstrate enthusiasm, an eagerness to learn and to develop themselves. Previous experience is desirable, but not essential as, full training will be provided.

A good standard of English language both written and oral communication is essential along with the drive to deliver the best possible service at all times, in an often busy and pressurized environment.

This is a great opportunity if you are looking for the flexibility to work a varied shift pattern which includesweekends and flexible hours to cater for your work life

We look forward to hearing from you!

The role of a Retail Catering Assistant is to work within the restaurants or food outlets within the retail area.
Provide a front-of-house service which is customer focused and includes preparing and providing beverages, snacks meal items, cash handling, the use of a till, temperature recording and restocking of goods.
There will also be a need for some minimal food preparation with cleaning and washing up responsibilities.

Our Team provides a safe, friendly customer service environment for our Staff, Patients and Visitors.

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:
We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

General Duties

• Adhere to good Customer service.
• Cash handling and the using of tills.
• Maintaining good hygiene practices within the department.
• Preparation of drinks and snacks to Brand standards
• Food preparation as required in the main production kitchen.
• Ensuring that foods are checked for suitability for special diets.
• Working within chilled areas and in wet environments.
• Able to accurately record and monitor temperatures to required frequencies.
• Washing of crockery and cutlery and catering utensils use industrial machines, also manually washing when required.
• Responsibility, for ensuring the high standards of cleanliness is maintained throughout the work area adhering to Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To carry out cleaning tasks, both specific and generic, to prescribed work schedules for designated areas, in line with Trust policies and procedures
• Ensuring the correct and economical use of materials, provisions and equipment and seeking advice from Supervisor when in doubt.
• Report to you Team leader any mechanical defects and any equipment and any mishaps or untoward incidents.