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Job Title: Food Service Assistant

Trust: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Location: Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH and City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB

Shift Pattern: 5 days out of 7 working shifts between the hours of 6.30am - 6.30pm (this role will include working weekends)

Pay: £12.71 - £20.95 per hour depending on shift times / days of the week

We are looking for two Food production Operatives, 1 to be based at City Campus and the other to be based at Queens Medical

**THIS IS A TEMPORARY ROLE**

Responsabilities will include -

• Taking receipt and unload all kitchen supplies deliveries, checking the items against the delivery quality standards and storing them appropriately.
• Provide food production support to the catering team in the production of all foods whilst being aware of patients’ special diets and to ensure that all special dietary needs/requests are followed.
• Portion foods into the appropriate cooking vessels ready for cooking, chilling or blast freezing, seal and label food containers ready for cooking, chilling or blast freezing, observing portion control measures.
• Receive/unload/cleaning of meal trolleys, and store in designated loading bay.
• Load meal trolleys with foods in readiness for each meal service and deliver food to wards and departments as required.
• Undertake all light and deep cleaning duties that may be required to ensure the smooth running of this busy catering operation.

You’ll have the following skills/experience

• Experience of working in a food production unit, hospital catering or similar catering operation essential.
• Level 2 Food Safety Certificate and Allergen training and knowledge of special diets is preferred
• Ability to read and record food safety information accurately, handle ingredients and products up to 25kg in weight, work in cold environments including freezer conditions and work at pace.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

· Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

· Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

· Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

· Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more

· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us

· Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Licence/Certification:

• Food Safety Level 2 Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person