Catering Admin Assistant

Job summary

Reporting directly to the Catering Supervisor and accountable to the Catering Manager, the post holder will provide administration and clerical duties for the Trust wide catering department.

The position is office based in the main kitchen offices on the Tickhill Road Hospital site, and incidental contact is expected with patients and visitors to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

To provide admin support to the catering department on a day to day basis.

Duties include letter writing, diary management, placing orders on a daily basis with catering suppliers, filing, answering phone calls and passing on messages and other admin duties as detailed in the job description.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person specification

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Diary management for self and others.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Problem solving skills
• Time management skills
• Tactful, discrete and trustworthy
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with personal and sensitive information which may be disclosed in meetings or in written format.

Knowledge

Essential

• Literacy and numeracy skills and use of databases.
• A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Customer service skills

Desirable

• Health and safety in the workplace

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in an administrative role

Desirable

• Experience of NHS computer software systems
• Experience of working in a busy kitchen environment

Qualifications

Essential

• English and Maths at level 2 or equivalent (GCSE 9-4 or A*- C or functional skills level 2)
• Formal typing or word processing qualification or demonstrable experience
• Basic IT qualification or demonstrable experience

Desirable

• Advanced keyboard skills