Food Service Assistant

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 2

Main area: Food Service Assistant Grade NHS AfC: Band 2

Contract: Permanent

Rota: 3 Week Rota

Hours: Part time - 14 hours per week

Job ref: 349-SDX-7147789

Site: Manchester University Foundation Trust, Oxford Road

Town: Manchester

Salary: £24,169 per annum (pro rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 30/04/2025 23:59

Job Overview

You will be required to work as a key member of the Ward Team to develop and maintain the patient environment. To provide a high quality helpful, courteous beverage and meal service, to meet the needs of patients. In addition, carrying out cleaning and related duties as required in order to assist in the delivery of the hotel services.

Customer Care & Communication

1. To work as part of a team and communicate in a polite and positive manner with colleagues, Trust staff, patients and members of the public.
2. To deal initially with any customer complaints.
3. To demonstrate commitment to the department and the Trust.
4. To give guidance to new members of staff with regard to department/ward layout and daily routine.

Catering

1. To assist in the preparation of all patient food services. To ensure that all food is prepared in a safe and hygienic manner at all times.
2. Collect, wash, refill and distribute patient water jugs and glasses.
3. To assist with the production of all meals necessary for the provision of patient service.
4. The regeneration of food in accordance with Food Hygiene Codes of Practice.
5. To plate and assemble patient meals accurately on tray for presentation to the patient.
6. Check temperature of foods and record prior to service to patients.
7. Ensure that any patient requiring a special diet is catered for.
8. Monitor and report wastage levels of patient meals.
9. The preparation and service of hot and cold beverages at designated times throughout the day.
10. Prepare and serve a range of snacks to patients between meals or on an ad-hoc basis as instructed by nursing staff.
11. The collection of cutlery and crockery following the patient meal.
12. The washing up of all crockery and cutlery items and storage of such items at ward level.
13. Adherence to all legislation and policies relating to patient meal service.
14. Maintain ward kitchens and equipment in a clean and hygienic manner.
15. Ensure that ward issues are maintained to the agreed level.
16. Ensure stock control and rotation procedures are maintained.
17. Conduct meal service by attractive presentation adhering to any specific request.

Cleaning

To deliver a full cleaning service towards within the hospital in accordance with Work Schedules and activity within the area, using own initiative to plan workload.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Essential

1. Ability to work as part of a team.
2. Ability to understand and carry out instructions.
3. Ability to listen and have good communication skills.
4. To act on own initiative & adapt quickly to change.
5. To work under pressure in a busy environment.
6. To maintain professionalism and demonstrate care and compassion with patients and other service users.

Desirable

1. Understanding of Health & Safety.
2. Understanding of Customer Care.
3. Understanding of Food Hygiene.
4. Basic Food Hygiene Level 2.
5. Aware of HACCP.
6. Experience of working in a Catering Department.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

1. Job description (PDF, 149.5KB)
2. PERSON SPECIFICATION (PDF, 92.2KB)
3. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS (PDF, 920.2KB)
4. Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Selina Rose
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: [e-mail]

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