Bank - Catering Assistant inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED
TUE 12 NOV 2024
Opportunity to contribute to patient care by providing nutritious meals, enhancing their overall well-being.
Diverse work environment across different locations (Aintree, Broadgreen, and Royal Liverpool Hospitals) allowing for flexibility.
Team-oriented role that fosters collaboration and camaraderie among staff, enhancing workplace relationships.
Development of culinary skills and food hygiene knowledge, which are valuable in the hospitality and healthcare sectors.
Structured working hours with shift options that can suit various lifestyles and commitments.
Strong emphasis on food safety standards, providing valuable training in compliance and hygiene best practices.
The role of Bank Catering Assistant at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust involves preparing and serving meals to patients, staff, and visitors, while maintaining high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness within various kitchen and dining areas. Successful candidates will work under the guidance of catering supervisors, managing their tasks within set timeframes and adhering to food safety standards. Duties include assisting with basic food preparation, minor cooking, and significant cleaning responsibilities, ensuring a high-quality service that aligns with the trust's values.
Candidates can choose to work at Aintree, Broadgreen, or Royal Liverpool Hospitals. The role requires teamwork, flexibility in task assignments, and compliance with approved methods and procedures in food service.
Candidates can choose to work at Aintree, Broadgreen, or Royal Liverpool Hospitals. The role requires teamwork, flexibility in task assignments, and compliance with approved methods and procedures in food service.
Involved in the preparation and service of meals to patients, Staff & Visitors.Required to undertake a wide range of cleaning and monitoring duties associated with maintaining food hygiene within the main kitchens, ward kitchens, dining room and coffee shops.Ensuring that at all times a high-quality service provision is offered, maintaining trust values.
Successful candidates can choose from shifts at Aintree, Broadgreen and Royal Liverpool Hospitals.
- Planning and organisational tasks/duties
- Work as directed by catering supervisors in accordance with local procedures
- Work within strict timeframes
- Participate as a team member
- Be prepared to move to a different task as directed by the supervisor
- Performance of duties in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards, adhering to strict food safety standards
- Some preparation of cold foods will be required
- Minor cooking skills to produce call order items, e.g. Breakfast items, bacon, sausage, burgers as directed
- Assist chefs with basic food preparation and cooking
- Use of equipment machinery and cleaning materials as directed
- Significant cleaning duties are associated with this post including cleaning of pans, cutlery, crockery, machinery, cooking equipment and floors walls and work surfaces
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- Planning and organisational tasks/duties
- Work as directed by catering supervisors in accordance with local procedures
- Work within strict timeframes
- Participate as a team member
- Be prepared to move to a different task as directed by the supervisor
- Performance of duties in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards, adhering to strict food safety standards
- Some preparation of cold foods will be required
- Minor cooking skills to produce call order items, e.g. Breakfast items, bacon, sausage, burgers as directed
- Assist chefs with basic food preparation and cooking
- Use of equipment machinery and cleaning materials as directed
- Significant cleaning duties are associated with this post including cleaning of pans, cutlery, crockery, machinery, cooking equipment and floors walls and work surfaces
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