Kernowflex (Bank) Retail Catering Assistant

Kernowflex (Bank) Retail Catering Assistant Kernowflex (Bank) Retail Catering Assistant

To carry out a wide range of general retail catering duties within our on-site retail outlets ensuring a high quality level of customer service and food safety following set procedures and specifications. Strong customer service skills are essential.

Various shifts are available between 06:00 through to 21:30.

Main duties of the job

Duties include serving staff and visitors freshly prepared meals, preparing refreshments including hot and cold speciality drinks, replenishing stock displays and ensuring all areas are clean and tidy.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.

RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:

• Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
• St Michael's Hospital in Hayle

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.

Person Specification Qualifications

• GCSE maths and English

Experience

• Working within retail catering areas
• Knowledge of food handling/HACCP and cleaning procedures

Skills

• Good communicator. Punctual. Ability to work on own and within a team.

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.

Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay with increments.
• Access to the NHS pension scheme.
• Opportunities to work across various departments and sites.
• Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable).
• A flexible working pattern.
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts.
• Paid annual leave.
• Weekly pay.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing mandatory training.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.