Ward Catering Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Catering Assistant to join our Team Hours Available are - 1 x 30 hours permanent The ideal candidate will have a "Can do attitude" flexible and will be a team player who has experience working in a busy kitchen environment. The ideal candidate should have good customer care skills and experience of working in a kitchen/coffee shop/restaurant. Food Safety level 2 certificate would be an advantage. Candidates will be required to cover annual leave and absences if required to maintain a high standard of service. 30 hours over 3 day supporting Patients Nutrition & Hydration delivering a 5* patient experience. As a Ward Catering Assistant, you will assist our ward teams improve patients experience whilst they are in hospital, supporting the front-line delivery of inpatient meal service to maintain standards for nutrition and hydration, reducing food waste and maximising efficiency. You will be expected to provide a professional patient focused meal service ensuring hygiene and patient safety standards are maintained. In addition, the Trust are committed to provide a excellent, essential patient care, supporting patients to receive optimal levels of nutritional and hydration during their episode of care by providing the right food for the right patient at the right time at each meal service. Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements: • Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) • National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme Maintain all operational procedures Enforce compliance with Waste Management Policy to meet the changing requirements as segregation requirements increase To comply with Hygiene and Food Safety Legislation Ensure compliance with Facilities Management standards Ensure compliance with HACCP Ensure effective delivery of services to service users and customers Maintain and improve all aspects of the service Participate in staff involvement groups for all aspects of the Trust Quality Strategy 2012/15 Observe legal requirements Responsible for the safe use of all equipment Ensure compliance and operational observance of safe working practices as detailed in all aspects of risk management Ensure all appropriate hygiene monitoring is carried out and recorded for every process Ensure compliance with national standards of cleanliness TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES To attend training courses as required and participate in annual refresher sessions in accordance with own Personal Development Review LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Provide guidance and a knowledge base for new and existing staff FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES To ensure economical use of all Trust resources Maintain and monitor stock levels to meet the demands of the service Distribute and maintain economic and effective use of chemicals and products Monitor and record food wastage