Milk Kitchen Assistant

Job overview

We are looking for an individual with organisational skills and a vision to provide a quality service to maximise a positive patient experience in this established service. As a Pediatric Milk Kitchen Assistant in Children’s Services, you will be joining a diverse and stimulating department.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the existing team to provide a service for children and young people requiring specialist milk feeds prepared to current British Dietetic Association Guidelines and Trust policies.

All training will be provided within the Trust, therefore, experience is not required. However, an attitude to learn and develop new skills is essential, along with excellent communication skills.

Our ethos of child centered care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a committed to family focused teamwork.

Main duties of the job

To carry out safe, hygienic specialist milk feed preparation to current British Dietetic Association Guidelines and Trust policies.

To provide stock control and maintenance of the Milk Kitchen, milk store room and expressing facilities.

To liaise with Nursing, Medical and Dietetic staff, ensuring all patients’ nutritional requirements are met.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note; working hours are 15.75 hours per week over 3 days, which includes weekdays and weekends on a rota.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

The advert will close at midnight on the 3rd November 2024.

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 11th November 2024.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.