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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 14 hours per week (Saturday & Sunday 08:00 to 15:00)
Job ref
236-NCA-EA198-24-A
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Rochdale Infirmary
Town
Rochdale
Salary
£23,615 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Catering Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic motivated individual who is capable of working in a fast paced Barista style coffee shop, duties include preparation and service of simple foods, cash handling and general cleaning, ensuring the correct and economical use of materials and equipment, ensuring quality control is upheld, completing HACCP documentation.

You must be confident in the everyday running of a busy catering environment and required to work without supervision.

Main duties of the job

  1. Being dynamic serving customers in a fast paced Barista style coffee shop.
  2. Preparing the counter for service
  3. Accurately take food orders over the counter or on the telephone
  4. Cash Handling, taking card payments and keeping accurate accounts of money transactions.
  5. Simple Food preparation such as salads and sandwiches.
  6. Preparing orders for Paninis, pizza and other hot snacks.
  7. Keeping accurate records for the HACCP Food Safety System
  8. Putting away deliveries
  9. Replenishing fridges and selves with stock, whilst making sure stock is rotated.
  10. Informing supervisor when stocks are low
  11. Delivering buffets and hospitality to areas away from the main Staff Restaurant.
  12. Clearing away dirty pots.
  13. General cleaning of service counter and restaurant areas.
  14. When required deliver food orders to the Wards.
  15. If required, cover absences.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: Ìý

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work to deadlines and keeping calm under pressure

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate and engage with people
Desirable criteria
  • Cash handling experience
  • Able to work overtime at short notice
  • Able to record information accurately

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 Food Safety or catering experience within the NHS or Care Home setting
  • Allergen aware

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareGM Good Employment Charter

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shelley Pearson-Smith
Job title
Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01706 517067
Additional information

As above