Band 2 Facilities Catering Operative

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Main area Facilities Catering Operative Grade Band 2 Contract 12 months (12 months fixed term) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours Monday
- Friday) Job  
-COR

Site Birmingham Dental Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £25,272 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/10/2026

Monday
- Friday

Hours:

Week 1 / 2

The post holder will provide excellent customer service under the supervision of the Facilities Supervisor – Catering, delivering an efficient and professional catering service at all times

The post holder will assist in the preparation and service of meals and beverages to staff and visitors throughout Trust owned properties and will operate a cash register when required.

• To be aware of the importance of providing accurate meals for Patients with special dietary/cultural requirements
• Prepare salad, sandwiches and other basic food items for patients, staff and visitors.
• Support patient meal services, by loading bulk trolleys or ward level service of meals.
• Undertake basic cooking, e.g. cooking buffets and breakfast items under the guidance of the Facilities Supervisor
  - Catering.
• To clean equipment and premises on a daily basis in accordance with duty rotas and work schedules using the appropriate equipment and chemicals. This will include cleaning floors, walls and surfaces.
• To undertake deep clean of all catering equipment within the department.
• Adhering to Food Hygiene Standards and Trust policy and procedures.
• Responsible for deliveries, stock control and cleanliness of stock areas and raise shortfalls immediately to the Facilities Supervisor
  - Catering.
• Responsible for checking, cleaning and refilling vending machines and 24 hour catering stores. Completing all Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) documentation and sales controls for audit purposes.
• To assist customers who are experiencing problems associated with vending machines and resolve on behalf of the customer.

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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, you ng people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recogni sed West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from people irrespective of age, gender, race and disability.

• To be aware of the importance of providing accurate meals for Patients with special dietary/cultural requirements
• Prepare salad, sandwiches and other basic food items for patients, staff and visitors.
• Support patient meal services, by loading bulk trolleys or ward level service of meals.
• Undertake…