Catering Assistant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Banbury; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 23.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Catering Assistant at Horton General Hospital, Banbury. You will join a friendly team delivering patient meals across breakfast, lunch and supper with full training provided.

The role emphasises customer service and good communication. No prior experience is required, but transferable skills are welcome; successful applicants will gain food hygiene qualifications during training.

Qualifikationen

• No experience required; full training provided.
• Opportunity to gain food hygiene qualifications.
• Experience in a busy catering environment encouraged but not required.
• Good communication and team-working skills desired.

Aufgaben

• Provide patient meals from breakfast through to supper.
• Deliver a professional and patient-focused catering service.
• Support the team in day-to-day catering operations.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Autonomy

Food service

Jobbeschreibung

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Assistant

The closing date is 25 November 2026

Are you looking for a role where no experience is necessary and full training is provided?

Would you like to do a role that makes a difference and supports patients in hospital?

Yes! Read on...

We are seeking a Catering Assistant to join our well established and friendly team at Horton General Hospital, Banbury, Oxfordshire.

As the Catering Assistant you will work as part of a dedicated team providing professional and customer focused catering service to patients. Full training and development is provided as well as the opportunity to gain food hygiene qualifications.

Main duties of the job

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The Catering team are responsible for providing all patient food from breakfast through to lunch and supper. Full training and the opportunity to gain qualifications is provided; however experienced candidates are also encouraged to apply. Therefore, if you have experience of working in a busy catering environment and have demonstrable experience of working autonomously, along with being a confident communicator, why not consider joining our team?

In return for your hard work, we will offer you:-

a competitive salary and additional pay for any unsocial hours that you workaccess to a number of local and national discounts - on holidays, insurance, shopping and a whole lot morean industry leading pensionan environment where you can expect to be supported and developed.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and most respected NHS teaching trusts, providing world‑class healthcare across four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital and over one hundred satellite sites. Find out more information here OUH at a Glance 2026/27

You'll become part of an organisation at the forefront of patient care, research, education and innovation. You'll have access to excellent learning and development opportunities, work alongside highly skilled multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to services that make a real difference.

Our commitment toDelivering Compassionate Excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence, we strive to create an environment where staff feel supported, valued and empowered to thrive. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channeland theOneTeamOneOUH - LIVING OUR VALUESvideo.

We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and safe workplace for everyone. As signatories to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter, we have a zero-tolerance approach to inappropriate behaviour and are dedicated to fostering a culture where all colleagues feel welcomed, respected and able to be themselves. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles.

Job responsibilities

For more details and main responsibilities please refer to the Job description and Person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• oAbility to communicate with staff at various levels of the organisation
• oWell organized and methodical, with the ability to operate machinery and equipment
• oTeam player
• oFlexible approach and adaptable in response to changing service needs

Experience

• oRelevant catering experience
• oRelevant experience in a similar role

Skills

• oAbility to work under own initiative to achieve set targets.
• oGood communication skills, both written and verbal.
• oAbility to carry out audits and satisfaction surveys

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

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust