Job overview

To provide the highest standards of hygiene within the Catering Department areas by adhering to and practising the cleaning work schedules as prescribed and to ensure the safe delivery of food and meals to all wards on the Kingsway site in Derby.

Driving electric vehicles to deliver all food trolley's and refreshments to external buildings forms a daily part of the role so a VALID UK DRIVING LICENCE is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

• The cleaning of the kitchen and associated areas, refrigerators and food stores to the required standards.
• Specialist cleaning of Catering equipment including industrial fryers, ovens, bain-marie.
• The washing up of utensils, pots, pans and crockery used by staff and patients as and when required.
• The delivery of meals and goods to any and all areas as required and the collection of pots, goods and other items as required, this to include the driving of the electric truck within the hospital grounds.
• Unloading and unpacking of all types of goods used within the catering department, and placing in appropriate areas, e.g. refrigerators, deep freezers etc: observing strict stock rotation performance standards.
• Ensure that Health and Safety Regulations and Food Hygiene Regulations are upheld by adhering to safe working practices prescribed.
• To ensure that all vehicles are checked daily prior to use completing the forms provided, any defects are reported immediately to the catering supervisor, as and when required to connect the electric vehicles to the chargers.
• Liaising with delivery drivers and performing Banksman Duties to ensure the provision and maintenance of a safe area for delivery vehicles to the store yard.

Working for our organisation

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service 
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities