Utility Food Worker

Cambridge Health Alliance; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Food Service member to assist patients with meal selections and deliver quality meals. The ideal candidate will have a technical degree or equivalent experience, strong communication skills, and knowledge of dietary requirements. This is a per diem on-call position with evening shifts in Cambridge, England.

Qualifications

• Requires verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to convey complex information simply.
• Full use and application of basic diet information.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with daily menu selections.
• Prepare and deliver meal trays and snacks.
• Calculate and modify diets and calories.
• Stock pantries with patient food.
• Perform kitchen duties including sanitation.
• Utilize automated tablet for meal selections.

Skills

Communication skills

Dietary knowledge

Education

Technical, trade or vocational degree

Job description

Overview

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: Various (4pm-7:30pm)

Category: Service and Trade

Department: Food Service CH

Job Type: Per Diem On Call

Work Shift: Evening

Hours/Week: 0.00

Union Name: CH Laborers 380

Department Description

The Food Services department at Cambridge Health Alliance is committed to nourishing our patients, staff, and visitors with delicious, healthy, and high-quality meals. Our team prepares and serves a variety of fresh, nutritious food designed to meet diverse dietary needs and support patient recovery and wellness. We adhere to the highest standards of food safety and sanitation to ensure every meal contributes to a positive and healing experience.

Our Food Service team members enhance the patient stay by delivering three quality meals per day to patients’ bedside. Our Expressly for You program assigns each patient a dedicated Food Service member to take care of their dining needs. Our Team members promote meal assistance to all patients on a daily basis (including meal selection, service and retrieval). Team members serve food and beverages to patients in accordance with the patient’s diet prescription. Team members verbally communicate our patients’ concerns with the clinical dietitian.

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with making appropriate daily menu selections
• Preparing, assembling and delivering of patients’ meal trays and snacks
• Calculating and modifying diets/fluid restrictions and calories
• Stocking of the pantries on the nursing units with patient food
• Performing various kitchen duties including sanitation and set-up and completing temperature logs
• Utilization of an automated tablet to record and transfer meal selections to the main computer

Qualifications

• Technical, trade or vocational degree in related fields, or 2 years of functional experience
• Requires verbal and written communication skills and ability to convey information that may be complex to those who may have limited knowledge in the subject matter
• Requires full use and application of basic diet information

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.