Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: To work alternative weekends
- Hours
- Full time - 36.75 hours per week (Alternative weekends)
- Job ref
- 156-7156406
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £24,169 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Patient Catering Ward Runner
Band 2
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal Cornwall Hospital for an enthusiastic, motivated, and hardworking individual to join the team .
This position requires flexibility to accommodate the needs of the service, good communication skills and a positive and professional attitude.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for completing the radio tasks assigned to the patient catering team from soft facilities helpdesk in a timely manner.
To be responsible for delivering out of hours meals and other requested food items as required, to wards and clinical areas as per the allocated radio task following set procedures and specifications.
To be responsible for the cleaning and maintaining standards of hygiene within the out of hours kitchens and ensuring that the service complies with Food Safety Legislation.
Supporting the patient catering service to deliver meals to any clinical areas which are not covered with a full-time ward catering assistant.
You will ensure that high quality Food Hygiene and cleaning standards are always maintained.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
· Identity Checks
· Professional registration and qualification checks
· Employment history and reference checks
· Occupational Health clearance
· Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
· Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
education
Essential criteria
- Good level of education
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
Desirable criteria
- HACCP Level 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous catering experience
- Knowledge of food handling/HACCP and cleaning procedures
Desirable criteria
- Previous care experience
- Previous NHS experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Stephens
- Job title
- Patient Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07823435301
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