Catering Assistant

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Bristol is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant to join their Facilities team. The role involves food preparation, stock management, and teamwork to ensure high-quality catering services for patients. Ideal candidates will have experience in catering and strong communication skills. The Trust offers a supportive environment with opportunities for career development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

27 days annual leave + Bank holidays

Access to discounts in local and national outlets

Additional payments for working unsocial hours

Qualifications

• Experience or relevant qualifications in Catering.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of sandwich/salad prep & packing.
• Maintain stock levels and place orders.
• Support colleagues in catering service delivery.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Personable

Education

Basic Education – Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Catering Assistant

Band 2

Main area Catering Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (06.30 - 14:30 four days a week) Job ref 387-EF-0368-MF-A

Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £24,169 pa pro rata + unsocial Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2025 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Are you experienced in the Catering Field? Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to progress your career in an outstanding rated NHS Trust? If you answered yes to these three questions…. The Facilities team require a Catering Assistant!

Shift Pattern is - 6.30am to 2.30 pm 4 days out of 7

The ideal candidate will:-

• Have previous experience or relevant qualifications in Catering
• Be personable, motivating and friendly
• Have a desire to provide a comfortable environment for our patients
• Have strong communication and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

On a day to day basis, duties will include:-

• Assist in the delivery of sandwich/salad prep & picking and packing in the Catering Department.
• Ensuring that stock levels are maintained and placing orders where required.
• Support your colleagues in other areas of catering service delivery.
• Work as part of the team in the delivery of Catering Services across the site

In exchange, we will offer:-

• Additional payments for working unsocial hours
• 27 days annual leave + Bank holidays
• Access to a multitude of discounts in local and national outlets.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol &Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with aworkforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+different clinical services across 10 sites, serving apopulation of over500,000 peopleacross Bristol and Weston.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent careto patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust,committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Join us and you can enjoycity living, be in the countryside or bythe seaside,with easy access to all the South Westoffers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer,actively working towards a diverse workforce,we aim to createaworkforce that represents the diversity of our communityand are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Basic Education – Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.