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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - Rota based working pattern
Job ref
110-EA070-0425
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town
Llantrisant
Salary
£23,970 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Catering Assistant

Band 2

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for several successful candidates to join the Facilities Catering services team at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. 

There are available two 35.0 hour positions and four 21.0 hour positions. 

The role will involve supporting the Facilities team in delivering catering services to patients, staff and visitors in accordance with the Health Board Food Safety policy and all related and relevant policies, procedures and legislative requirements. 

The post holder will work either as part of the ward based catering team or as part of the dining room/coffee shop staff and will be responsible for food preparation or regeneration, meal service and cleaning of all catering areas.

The post holder will be required to comply with pre-determined policies and procedures which will ensure compliance with legislative procedures. 

In addition the post holder must be able to follow work schedules competently without supervision (although supervisory support is readily available).

The post holder must be able to work both individually and as part of a team.

The post holder must demonstrate compliance with all policies, procedures and legislative requirements that govern the delivery of the catering service such as Food Safety Act 1990, Food Hygiene (Wales) Legislation 2006, Food Handling policies and procedures, COSHH and HACCP procedures. 

Main duties of the job

The role of the Catering assistant will support the Facilities (Hotel Services) team in delivering catering services to patients, staff and visitors in accordance with the Health Board Food Safety policy and all related and relevant policies, procedures and legislative requirements.

They will assist in developing, maintaining and promoting the highest standards of service delivery, supporting, team working practices and the Facilities Unit commitment to EFQMS; and helping to maintain open and effective communications.

The post holder will work either as part of the ward based catering team or as part of the Main Kitchen catering team and will be responsible for food preparation or regeneration, meal service and cleaning of all catering areas. 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve. 

Welsh Desirable (Level 3 or above in Speaking/Listening)
This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable at Level 3 Speaking/Listening (or ‘B1’ Level if you’ve learnt Welsh as an adult). This doesn’t mean you have to be ‘fluent’ or be able to write long reports in Welsh; it just means being hold to simple conversations with patient. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 Food Hygiene

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in this type of role
Desirable criteria
  • Catering experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shirley Jones
Job title
Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 443443
Additional information

Lisa Smallman

[email protected]

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