Catering Assistant

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a role in our new North Manchester hospital kitchen. You will join our teams delivering food service to service users, communicating effectively and thinking on your feet.

The post requires Level 2 food hygiene knowledge, with duties spanning basic kitchen tasks and providing food service on wards in a busy clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience is essential.
• Experience in a clinical environment is preferred.
• Experience working in busy settings is advantageous.
• Commitment to safe food hygiene and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide a customer-focused service to service users.
• Prepare and serve food items on patient wards.
• Adhere to safe working practices in food hygiene.
• Follow safe practices in risk management and security.
• Undertake mandatory training and comply with food safety policies.

Skills

Customer Service

Clinical environment experience

Busy environment

Job description

A Fantastic opportunity to Join our team at our new purpose built hospital in North Manchester.

The successful candidate will be a great team player working in our kitchens and service points, who is capable of helping the teams to continue in delivering a fantastic food service to our service users within the units . They will be a great communicator, and have the ability to think on their feet.

Candidates will be expected to have or to be able to gain at least a level 2 food hygiene level of knowledge

The role will include basic kitchen duties as well as assisting in food service to our service users.

Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship unless you meet criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024.

Main duties of the job

• To Provide a customer focused service
• Preparation and service of food items on patient wards.
• To adhere to safe working practices in all aspects of food hygiene
• To adhere to all safe working practices in all aspects of risk management and security
• To undertake mandatory training and comply with all food safety policies relevant to the post.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Experience

• Customer Service experience
• Experience in clinical enivironment
• Experience in Busy environment

Knowledge

• Food safety Level 2

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.