Total 3 Junior Executive level F&B / Tourism / Hospitality job vacancies in Basingstoke, RG21 7AP

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience. ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take catering seriously and even run a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. If you do well in this role it could lead to a permanent one. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital is seeking to recruit a catering assistant to work in the specialised diet kitchen.

Working closely with the head chefs and wider catering teams the catering assistant will prepare and serve meals to patients with special dietary requirements

The successful candidate will liaise with the head Chefs, and wider catering team to provide meals to patients with special dietary and cultural requirements.

Ideally trained in food safety to level 2 this post requires the highest standards of food safety and hygiene with accurate records keeping an important requirement of the role.

There is a requirement to work every other weekend

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

DEPARTMENT: CATERING DEPARTMENT

TITLE: Catering Assistant (diet kitchen)

BAND : 2

HOURS OF WORK: 37.5 HOURS

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Deputy Head of Catering

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head Chefs

DETAILS OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS:PERMANENT

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST:

To deliver excellent facilities management services at Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust. As a member of the Estates & Facilities team the post holder will be required to undertake tasks in line with the EFM business plan and strategic direction.

The post holder will undertake tasks required to provide the level of FM service necessary for the EFM department to deliver business plans and support the organisation. They will ensure that they adhere to relevant operational policies at all times.

The post holder will be responsible in delivering a high standard of food preparation and cookery. To support the efficient operation of catering services provided to patients, staff and visitors to the Catering Services Department at North Hampshire Hospital.
• Liaise with Head Chefs, Chefs, Dieticians, and Catering Administrators in the provision of meals in the patient service for special dietary and cultural needs.
• Preparation and reheating of lunch and dinner meals for patients with special dietary and cultural needs
• Maintain high standards of food safety at all times
• Ensuring that working areas are kept tidy and in a clean and hygienic state, and that good hygienic practices are observed in all catering tasks undertaken in line with and comply with Assured Safe Catering and The Catering Code of Practice.
• Complete all records accurately.
• Serve patient lunch and supper during patient belt service
• To assist with ordering and stock control
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders regarding provision of lunch and supper for patients with dietary and cultural requirements.
• Frequent combination of sitting/standing/walking. Daily exposure to exert moderate physical effort for short periods of time.
• May be frequently exposed to hot and humid working conditions.
• To maintain a clean, tidy appearance and good personal hygiene at all times.
• To report any equipment or structure defects, damage or repairs required to the Kitchen Manager.
• To comply with all current Food Hygiene Legislation and to attend Food Hygiene, Fire, Lifting & Handling and C.O.S.H.H training when required.
• Undertake any reasonable request from head chefs, catering managers regarding provision of meals for patients.

TRAINING:


• To attend relevant trust training courses, as and when required by the Head of Catering service or Deputy Head of Catering Services.





PERSONAL CONDUCT:


• All employees are expected to behave in a manner that promotes good working relations with their colleagues and Managers. As employees of the Trust, all staff are looked upon to present a good impression to the general public, to patients and their relatives, and to avoid any actions that might jeopardise the reputation of the Trust or its employees.
• Required to assist with training & support of new members of staff on a one to one basis or as part of a group, under the instruction by the Kitchen Manager.
• To be responsible for training staff on the use of equipment




This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Jan 2024

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DEPARTMENT: CATERING DEPARTMENT TITLE: Catering Assistant (diet kitchen) BAND : 2 HOURS OF WORK: 37.5 HOURS ACCOUNTABLE TO: Deputy Head of Catering RESPONSIBLE TO: Head Chefs DETAILS OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS: PERMANENT MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST: To deliver excellent facilities management services at Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust. As a member of the Estates & Facilities team the post holder will be required to undertake tasks in line with the EFM business plan and strategic direction. The post holder will undertake tasks required to provide the level of FM service necessary for the EFM department to deliver business plans and support the organisation. They will ensure that they adhere to relevant operational policies at all times. The post holder will be responsible in delivering a high standard of food preparation and cookery. To support the efficient operation of catering services provided to patients, staff and visitors to the Catering Services Department at North Hampshire Hospital. Liaise with Head Chefs, Chefs, Dieticians, and Catering Administrators in the provision of meals in the patient service for special dietary and cultural needs. Preparation and reheating of lunch and dinner meals for patients with special dietary and cultural needs Maintain high standards of food safety at all times Ensuring that working areas are kept tidy and in a clean and hygienic state, and that good hygienic practices are observed in all catering tasks undertaken in line with and comply with Assured Safe Catering and The Catering Code of Practice. Complete all records accurately. Serve patient lunch and supper during patient belt service To assist with ordering and stock control Communicate effectively with stakeholders regarding provision of lunch and supper for patients with dietary and cultural requirements. Frequent combination of sitting/standing/walking. Daily exposure to exert moderate physical effort for short periods of time. May be frequently exposed to hot and humid working conditions. To maintain a clean, tidy appearance and good personal hygiene at all times. To report any equipment or structure defects, damage or repairs required to the Kitchen Manager. To comply with all current Food Hygiene Legislation and to attend Food Hygiene, Fire, Lifting & Handling and C.O.S.H.H training when required. Undertake any reasonable request from head chefs, catering managers regarding provision of meals for patients. TRAINING: To attend relevant trust training courses, as and when required by the Head of Catering service or Deputy Head of Catering Services. PERSONAL CONDUCT: All employees are expected to behave in a manner that promotes good working relations with their colleagues and Managers. As employees of the Trust, all staff are looked upon to present a good impression to the general public, to patients and their relatives, and to avoid any actions that might jeopardise the reputation of the Trust or its employees. Required to assist with training & support of new members of staff on a one to one basis or as part of a group, under the instruction by the Kitchen Manager. To be responsible for training staff on the use of equipment