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Catering administrator
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: 30 hours required. Monday to Friday over 5 days
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (Some extra hours during the week + weekend work may be required to cover holidays, sickness)
Job ref
269-SFT8410
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£22,383 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Catering Administrator

Band 2

 


Job overview

The Facilities Directorate provides a broad range of services within Trust as well as to other NHS organisations with an emphasis on quality and value for money.  

The Catering Department is key to the Directorate and to continue developing and improving on our services, the Catering Department is seeking to recruit a Catering Administrator.

 We are looking for a conscientious individual to join our busy team in the Catering Department at Salisbury District Hospital.

There will be a requirement to work occasional weekends, public holidays and to support the Catering Retail Team at busy times in the restaurant.

Main duties of the job

The position is varied and will include tasks such as ordering & receipting of stock, processing menus, assisting with hospitality requests, communicating with the Hospital Wards and at times dealing directly with patients helping with any queries they may have.

Knowledge of special diets including textured modified and/or experience of working in a healthcare setting would be an advantage. Understanding statutory requirements on food hygiene, allergens, storage and temperature control and an excellent knowledge of food hygiene and food preparation are also and advantage.

Excellent communication skills are essential for this post 

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 1 years experience
  • Admin type qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paul Straughair
Job title
Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 425061
Additional information

Admin office 01722 425064

Admin lead Jayakumar Jagadan

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