Catering - Bank - Newtown, United Kingdom - Powys Teaching Health Board

Powys Teaching Health Board

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Newtown, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are looking to recruit Hotel Services Catering Assistants across Powys Teaching Health Board.

Our Catering Assistants play a key role in the preparation and delivery of a high quality and nutritionally balanced food service across the Health Board.

You will support the local delivery of hotel services catering and associated facilities activities, ensuring that they are delivered at the levels agreed and that they meet with full compliance with all appropriate legislation and local policies and procedures.

You will need to be self-motivated, have a flexible approach to work, able to work as part of a team and have the ability to work on your own initiative.

Previous experience is an advantage, but not essential, as full training will be given.

Our Bank Catering Assistants are invaluable to us and in return for their dedication and commitment, we offer the following benefits:

Access to a temporary staffing booking team and an online self-booking system with priority booking of shifts over agency workers;
Flexible working pattern with a choice of locations, accommodating your availability and worklifebalance
Competitive rates of pay including enhanced rates of pay for working a Saturday and Bank Holiday/Sunday
Paid Statutory & Mandatory Training
Access to health board internal job adverts

The Hotel Services Catering Assistant is responsible to the Hotel Services
Supervisor to undertake a range of catering duties, which include the
preparation of beverages, snacks, salads, sandwiches, buffets and cooking of
hot meals for both patients and staff within the Health Board. To carry out
other relevant duties associated with the catering operation and periodically
those as directed to support the wider Hotel Services Team e.g. cleaning or
porter tasks.

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd.

Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services.

Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways.

We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

Liaise with the Nursing Staff regarding patient's food orders and Dieticians for dietary requirements and where appropriate participate in the production of the special dietary requirements as required.

Liaise with other staff, providing food information, reporting and reacting to requests/queries. Ensuring that meals of the highest possible quality are

produced for patients and staff, referring to and following agreed menus and recipes to allow for consistency and ensure high standards are maintained.

Liaise with the Hotel Services Supervisor on menu and the maintenance of
reasonable stock levels and participating in the food ordering process. Maintain
the safe use of food stores through monitoring and stock rotation and ensuring
the day-to-day purchasing of commodities are within the agreed criteria.
Understand the principles of economic use of food stores and portion control to
minimise waste.
Organise own daily work plans, prioritising tasks, using correct cooking
procedures, and organising menus at short notice.
To Maintain compliance with current Food Hygiene legislation and support the
HACCP procedure ensuring that the documentation supporting the critical control
points are maintained correctly and readily available for inspection/audit.
To place orders of food to replenish to agreed stock holdings. To receipt food
stores, ensuring laid down checks for quality, quantity, best before dates and
temperatures are carried out with findings recorded and receipts stored
correctly.
To participate fully in the control of food safety and quality through continuous
monitoring of food temperature and using correct catering operations and
storage procedures with regard to Food Safety, Health & Safety procedures and
good working practice.
Operate and maintain kitchen equipment safely and within the manufactures
instructions, including lifting portable kitchen equipment and foodstuff safely,
safe transportation of food trolleys and associated cleaning.
Assist in the implementation and adherence of changes to catering procedures,
and be able to comment on them.
In the absence of the Hotel Services Supervisor, manage the kitchen in all
aspects of health, safety, hygiene, food preparation and cooking procedures,
escalating any concerns as necessary.
To carry out daily cleaning of the main kitchen, equipment and utensils in
accordance with the agreed cleaning schedules and hygiene standards defined
by Food Safety legislation.
Participating in reporting any