Kitchen Porter
- NHS
- Full Time
- Northampton
- 23615.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We have an excellent opportunity for a Kitchen Porter at Northampton General Hospital.
This role is part of our Patient Catering team in providing meals to Patients.
Working shift Pattern 07:00-15:00
Main duties of the job
Working as a Kitchen Porter your role will be essential for the delivery of patient food services at Northampton General Hospital. You will be working alongside our team of chefs in our Central Production Kitchen, within this role you will be responsible for the transportation of food between our patient catering kitchens, you will also be date labelling food and stock rotation. You will also be expected to complete other tasks in the kitchen environment.
You will need to be responsible, punctual, and flexible, have excellent communication skills.
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
CompassionAccountabilityRespectIntegrityCourage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job responsibilities
Your main duties as will be but not limited to.
- To demonstrate an awareness of the Food Safety and be able to work to the highest standards in both quality and hygiene. Following Food Safety and Health and Safety compliance. Ensuring all Codes of Practice for Health, Hygiene, Safety, COSHH and HACCP are adhered to.
- To have a thorough knowledge of the Food Safety Procedures, cleaning techniques and standards within the kitchens. Carry out cleaning duties, maintaining hygiene levels to ensure that all food production areas, ancillary rooms fridges, and general catering equipment are kept in a clean and hygienic state, Cleaning of Floors/surfaces and machinery following directions identified in the departments cleaning schedules.
- To undertake on the job training, ensuring your mandatory and job specific training is complete and up to date. Follow Trust wide, Directorate and Departmental procedures.
- Wear protective clothing in line with policy and use approved safe methods when lifting and handling.
- Prioritise your own workload with minimal supervision, arranging workload to achieve daily/weekly goals.
- To transport food safely from the Central Production Kitchen to the Barratt Kitchen and collect and return the empty trollies. Operation of the electric transportation vehicles in line with the Trusts policies.
- Ensure correct storage, labelling and rotation of all chilled/dry/frozen produce.
- Report any work difficulties and potential hazards such as equipment defects promptly to the responsible line manager.
- Provide support to department areas when the need occurs.
Lead by example, conducting yourself in a respectful and professional manner. To maintain a pleasant customer focused manner always.
Any other reasonable request related to tasks identified by the Senior Management Team.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qulifications
Essential
- No formal education is required as on the job instruction, training and theoretical knowledge is provided. Therefore the ability to retain information and learning is essential together with excellent communication skills (oral and written)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a food production environment
- Previous experience of using industrial Dishwashers
- Knowledge of good health & safety practices
- Knowledge of food safety protocols
Desirable
- Knowledge of special dietary requirements
- Experience of working in a customer facing industry
Skills
Essential
- Previous experience in Catering environment
- Strong communication skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Northampton General Hospital
Address
Northampton General Hospital
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Employer's website
https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
