Bank Patient Meals Catering Assistant

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Bank Patient Meals Catering Assistant to support ward catering at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Shifts include days, weekends, and bank holidays with enhancements; flexible across both sites.

Roles involve preparing, presenting, and serving patient meals from cook‑freeze items, while upholding hygiene and patient care standards.

Qualifications

• Food safety training and basic food handling knowledge required.
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
• Food safety Level 2 or above.
• NVQ Level 2 or above in relevant subject.
• UK Driving Licence may be required.
• National Care Certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in provision of ward catering service across two hospital sites.
• Present and regenerate food items with quality presentation.
• Ensure timely and cost-effective service to patients.

Skills

Food service experience

Hygiene awareness

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Customer focus

Education

Basic Food Safety Training

GCSE English & Maths

Food Safety Level 2

NVQ Level 2 or above

UK Driving Licence

National Care Certificate

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Bank Patient Meals Catering Assistant

The closing date is 30 October 2026

The Bank shifts will cover Ward catering Services at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital .

Shift patterns include days, weekends and bank holidays with unsocial hours enhancements (as per NHS employee terms and conditions)

Shift times are as follow. These will need to be flexible to cover the service across both sites.

Monday - Sunday 08.00-13.30pm

Monday - Sunday 15.00 - 18.30pm

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist in the provision of a comprehensive and cost-effective catering service that meets the needs of all patients whilst fulfilling the objectives of the Trust.

To provide a full range of high quality ward catering services including the regeneration and attractive presentation of a wide range of cook‑freeze food items.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Application Completion

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Education/ Qualifications

• Basic Food Safety Training. NVQ level 1 in relevant subject.
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
• Food safety Level 2 or above.
• NVQ Level 2 or above in relevant subject.
• UK Driving License.
• National Care Certificate

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• A minimum of 2 years experience in catering dealing with both preparation and service of food items.
• Knowledge of HACCP/Food Safety
• Previous healthcare work.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Evidence showing clinical and professional development
• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
• Facilitate learning of others.
• Kitchen and personal hygiene.
• Ability to meet service timescales.
• Basic IT skills.

Special Attributes and other

• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements

• Good time keeper
• Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust