Catering Assistant (BANK)

We are looking to recruit BANK Catering Assistant/Stores staff to work in our in-house 'Central Food Production Unit' where we prepare and cook circa 28,000 Patient meals per week, serving 6 hospitals. The focus of duties will be to assist the team in/across the following areas and full training will be given to successful applicants;

Assist in the receipt of goods into the CPU

Storage and distribution of food within the CPU and onward to all wards and other sites.

Food preparation duties

Food production duties assisting the Chefs/Cooks

Picking and packing duties of finished foods

General cleaning duties including utensil wash

The CPU is operational between 7.00am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday. Candidates must be available for work over/ during these times.

Preferably, but not essential, a formal practical food qualification or associated experience

Food Safety Level 2 food hygiene qualification would be desirable but not essential

Previous experience of working in a large scale and busy food production environment.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.