Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Catering Assistant
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with plating patient meals
- Washing pots, trolleys, and general cleaning
- Economical use of materials and equipment
- Recording information as requested by management
- Cleaning premises and equipment to hygiene standards
- Operating and cleaning automatic dishwashers
- Plating patient meals for ward distribution
- Temperature probing and recording of meals (HACCP)
- Collecting patient food requirements
- Taking food items to wards, maintaining correct storage, rotation, and stock levels
- Handling cash, adhering to Trust policies
- Completing required documentation
Skills and Expertise
- Food handling
- Kitchen hygiene
- Attention to detail
- Food safety practices
- Knowledge of HACCP
- Record-keeping