Job overview

Bank Catering Assistant - Band 2 

Staff Banks play a vital role in supporting the Trust to maintain high standards of safety and care during periods of increased demand due to sickness and staff shortages 

As a Bank Catering Assistant you will be working within a busy catering department and will include working in various environments for example: canteen wards and kitchen.

The catering department operates seven days a week between 07:00-19:00 so shifts will include weekends and bank holidays.

This is a zero hours contract with no annual leave or sick pay.

Full training and uniforms will be provided to successful candidates.

Main duties of the job

• Receipt, checking for quality, temperature, correct quantity as per order to suppliers and the storage of such goods in the appropriate area within the time limits set out in the department policy on HACCP.
• Prepare and deliver hospitality in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Serve meals from the ward kitchens, restaurant and coffee shop as required, portioning food correctly according to portion controls for patients and the retail service.
• Prepare restaurant counters and refrigerated commodities, ensuring that the restaurant and coffee shop areas are ready to carry out an efficient service.
• Distribute provisions, meals and equipment within the department and the hospital as required.
• Operate equipment e.g. Dishwashers, cash register in a safe and responsible manner
• Ensure compliance with the Food Hygiene Policy and the Codes of Practice
• Carry out food preparation, packing, labelling of other food products according to set procedures
• Complete all relevant control documents accurately, ensuring comprehensive records for the Food Safety Act 2006.
• Ensure accurate data input into computerised systems.
• Ensure deliveries of stores are accepted and correctly stored, as required.
• Report faults and breakdowns to team leaders

Full duties details within Job Description attached.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.