North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Food Service Assistant
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Food Service Assistant
Catering Assistant
The post holder will work as part of the Catering Team, who collaborate to provide food for our patients, staff, and visitors. The role involves carrying out general cleaning duties, ensuring standards required by the Trust are met.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Work both independently and as part of a team to ensure the safe provision of high-quality meals as part of the trust’s in-house catering service.
- Operate across all areas of the kitchen, undertaking a variety of shifts to support workload demands.
- Clean and prepare the Finessa meal system, along with associated areas, in anticipation of meal service preparation.
- Perform basic food preparation, including packing, labelling, and chilling items following set recipes and procedures.
- Ensure food production equipment is cleaned thoroughly and promptly, ensuring ready for re-use and operating pot washing equipment.
- Clean designated Catering Department areas per the Departmental Standard Operating Procedures (Food Service Policy). This includes conducting deep cleaning of specific items or areas as directed by the Team Leader.
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Priority will be given to qualified applicants identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.
We foster diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and welcome applications from individuals, particularly from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
Benefits
We are committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits:
- Generous annual leave (starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after five years and 33 days after ten years), pro-rata for part-time staff; additionally, covers national bank holidays.
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours, including night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.
- Career development and training opportunities to aid progress in your role.
- Wellbeing support and activities promoting a healthy work environment.
- Access to an in-house physiotherapy service.
- On-site canteens offering subsidised meals.
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
- Free Stagecoach bus travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
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