Bank Kitchen Porter

Transformation Unit; Preston; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Bank Kitchen Porter for the Catering Department. The role involves assisting the Kitchen Porter team to maintain hygiene and deliver meals to wards across the site.

Ideal candidates will be team players with good communication, basic Health and Safety knowledge, and Level 2 Food Hygiene and Cleaning certificates. Training will be provided and DBS checks apply. Hours are 6am–8pm; Bank shifts with pro‑rata salary for part-time work.

Qualifications

• Team player and good communicator.
• Basic Health and Safety awareness.
• Level 2 Food Hygiene and Level 2 cleaning certificates required or training provided.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hygiene in the catering department and support the Kitchen Porter team.
• Deliver meals to wards and departments across the site.
• Assist with pan washing, cleaning of rooms and general hygiene tasks.

Skills

Team player

Good communicator

Education

Level 2 certificate Food Hygiene

Level 2 certificate in cleaning

Basic Health and Safety

Job description

One LSC is a new collaborative partnership shared service formed by the five NHS Trusts serving the Lancashire and South Cumbria population of 1.8 million people. We are a shared service run by the NHS, for the NHS and are hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust on behalf of the partner Trusts of the Lancashire and South Cumbria system.

One LSC stands for ‘One Lancashire and South Cumbria’ and reflects the Lancashire and South Cumbria System ambition to have one team serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined‑up way. It is jointly run by the five Trusts as a collaborative partnership.

The Trusts that make up One LSC are:

• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

One LSC brings together the Digital, Data and Technology, Estates and Facilities, Finance, People Services and Procurement and Logistics services from each of the provider Trusts to create one central community of professionals. Under one leadership team, they will provide services for and on behalf of all Trusts.

The aim is to bring services more closely together so that we can deliver the best service possible to each of our partner organisations. At the core of One LSC delivery is eliminating duplication, removing unwarranted variation, realisation of the benefits of sharing common systems and processes and ensuring we deliver value for money for our partners, our system and, ultimately, for the communities we serve.

Job overview

Please note on 1 st March 2026, the Estates and Facilities Services for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will transferred to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and became part of OneLSC.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will be the Lead Provider of the service and the employer of colleagues working within the service, across sites.

If you are successful in your application, and commence work prior to 1 st March 2026, your employment will transfer to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust on 1 st March 2026 under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, 2006. There will be no impact for your job role, terms and conditions of employment or location of work.

If you are successful in your application, and commence work after 1 st March 2026, your employer will be East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

This post is Bank only, hours are between the hours of 6am and 8pm.

We are seeking a Kitchen Porter to join our Catering Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

In this role, you'll be responsible for assisting the Kitchen Porter team in maintaining the hygiene of the catering department as well as delivering items to the Wards on site.

Main duties of the job

The role is varied and does involve physical work including moving and handling working in chilled/cold storage area and walk in freezer rooms but protective uniform will be provided. The post holder will support the Kitchen Portering team when required duties include pan washing, general cleaning of various rooms throughout the kitchen, maintaining good hygiene practice throughout the department.

The ideal person will be a team player a good communicator and one who is able to work on their own initiative and under supervision . Previous experience as a kitchen porter is desirable but not essential as training will be given. You must have the ability to follow food hygiene and health and safety regulations.

Working for our organisation

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure an accurate exchange of information about catering tasks and service needs.
• Communicate with a range of customers in person and over the telephone to understand individual needs and provide information relating to the catering service
• Undertake duties relating to food ordering, distribution and storage, including:-
• Delivering and collection of meal trolleys to wards and departments.
• Delivering and collection of meal trolleys to wards and departments, by foot as and when required to support the team.
• Undertake cleaning either manually or using mechanical equipment in catering areas.
• Report any defective equipment or health and safety hazards to immediate supervisor.
• To undertake collections and deliveries of catering goods and patient/staff meals to all wards at RPH.
• Proactively support the continued development of the catering service.
• Demonstrate diligence with regard to security of Trust property.
• Maintain and develop own competence.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Basic Health and Safety
• Level 2 certificate Food Hygiene
• Level 2 certificate in cleaning

Knowledge

• Previous experience in the catering industry
• Previous experience in dealing with the public
• Awareness of the standards of hygiene in a NHS setting
• Awareness of confidentiality in an NHS environment

Application Details

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost for an Enhanced DBS, is £45.90 and for a Basic & Standard, this is £24.90 this cost includes a £4.90 admin fee.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

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Disclosure and Barring Service checks

If the role you’ve applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one‑off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £26.40, Standard DBS check £26.40, Enhanced DBS check £54.40 and Enhanced DBS check with Barred List(s) £54.40. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.

In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working.

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