Facilities Management Catering Assistant

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Cleanliness, hygiene, catering and food safety in healthcare environments is paramount, therefore we are looking to appoint staff who are ambitious, motivated and take pride in the work they do.
We are looking to recruit a hardworking, enthusiastic individual to join our Catering Team.
Whilst the location and service group may differ, the role of the Facilities Management Catering Assistant (FMCA) remains an integral part of our service delivery, carrying out facilities and catering tasks and ensuring that high standards are achieved and maintained.
The successful post holder will be required to carry out a range of catering and general duties within a mental health inpatient environment to set procedures and standards
Shortlisting date is planned for: 9-August-2024
Interview date is planned for: 15- August-2024
To be responsible for ensuring that the relevant documentation: monitoring forms, checking deliveries and all other HACCP monitoring systems are completed and filed accordingly and take corrective action where necessary
Loading frozen food into a regeneration oven
Distribution of meals, provisions, and equipment within the department
To clear all customer meal items e.g., crockery, cutlery, food waste from the café area
Carry out general cleaning tasks following departmental policies and procedures.
To work flexibly and in accordance with duty rotas and work schedules including evenings and weekends.
To stand in for other FMCA’s as required
To liaise and communicate effectively with ward teams and other disciplines
Assist in other areas within the catering department as and when required to meet service needs. This may involve travelling to another Mersey Care site
General cleaning of all areas associated with the catering department e.g., work surfaces,
Responsible for practicing good hygiene and health & safety within the department in accordance with current Food Safety and Health & Safety Legislation.
“ Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.”
To be responsible for ensuring that the relevant documentation: monitoring forms, checking deliveries and all other HACCP monitoring systems are completed and filed accordingly and take corrective action where necessary
Loading frozen food into a regeneration oven
Distribution of meals, provisions, and equipment within the department
To clear all customer meal items e.g., crockery, cutlery, food waste from the café area
Carry out general cleaning tasks following departmental policies and procedures.
To work flexibly and in accordance with duty rotas and work schedules
To stand in for other FMCA’s as required
To liaise and communicate effectively with ward teams and other disciplines
Assist in other areas within the catering department as and when required to meet service needs. This may involve travelling to another Mersey Care site
General cleaning of all areas associated with the catering department using materials/chemicals/equipment for the job, wearing the specified personal protective clothing and completing cleaning schedule documentation.
Responsible for practicing good hygiene and health & safety within the department in accordance with current Food Safety and Health & Safety Legislation.
Ensure a high standard of personal hygiene by wearing clean and protective clothing in accordance with food safety legislation and health & safety policies
Collection, removal, and disposal of waste material in line with the Trust Waste Management policy including cleanliness of waste receptacles.
To attend Food Safety Training to include Induction, Annual Food Hygiene Refresher Training, Trust Mandatory Training as and when required.
As part of this role you may be required to work in the on site café and drive a Trust vehicle with emergency food supplies to other Mersey Care sites

Please refer the Job description for details