Catering Assistant

Transformation Unit; Northallerton; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Catering Assistant (Band 2) to provide a modern Café Bar catering service for staff, visitors and patients. You will maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene, ensuring a clean, pleasant environment and delivering fast, friendly customer service.

Key duties include preparing food, serving meals, cleaning areas, and adhering to Trust policies. DBS checks and probationary conditions apply; hours may be up to full time with an emphasis

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Catering is required.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning of working areas, ancillary areas and equipment, etc. to set cleaning schedules and frequencies.
• Preparation of certain food products for the Café Bar.
• Service of food.
• Clearing and cleaning of table and removal of crockery to the dishwashing area.
• Washing up responsibilities and correct use of detergents.
• Comply with departmental working instructions at all times.
• Comply with Food Hygiene Codes of Practice, Health and Safety at Work, COSHH, HACCP, and other Trust policies and procedures.
• Must project a friendly, helpful, courteous and professional image at all times when in contact with other hospital staff, visitors and patients.

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Catering

Job description

Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Friarage Hospital Town Northallerton Salary £25,272 Per annum (Pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Catering Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

To provide a modern Café Bar concept catering service to staff, visitors and patients using the facilities whilst maintaining high standards of Food Safety & Food Hygiene at all times.

The environment in which the meals are served should be clean, tidy, pleasant and relaxing at all times.

Users of the service should receive a high level of Customer Service, fast, friendly and efficient delivered by staff with a high standard of personal presentation.

Main duties of the job

Cleaning of working areas, ancillary areas and equipment, etc.to set cleaning schedules’ and frequencies

Preparation of certain food products for the Café Bar.

Service of food.

Clearing and cleaning of table and removal of crockery to the dishwashing area.

Washing up responsibilities and correct use of detergents.

Comply with departmental working instructions at all times.

Comply with Food Hygiene Codes of Practice, Health and Safety at Work, COSSH, HACCP, and other Trust policies and procedures.

Must project a friendly, helpful, courteous and professional image at all times when in contact with other hospital staff, visitors and patients.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Ability to record/ document information clearly in line with policy and procedure.
• Ability to use initiative and make decisions within sphere of work and/ or knowledge recognising where assistance/ escalation is required.
• Demonstrate ability to develop knowledge of hospital policies and procedures to support role

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Catering

Experience

• Previous experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of working effectively in a busy Catering environment.
• Experience of organising and prioritising own work

Important - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who arenew to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.

Qualifications
Please note the essential qualifications required for the post are outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to provide original evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.You will also be required to provide original copies as part of the pre-employment check screening.

New Starters – Probationary Period

For any new employees commencing employment with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).
Employment References

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history including any gaps. Applicants are requested toensure e-mail addressesfor all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

Working Hours

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Everything we do is shaped by our values: Respect, Support, and Collaborate.

At University Hospitals Tees we want our workspaces to be places where everyone feels welcome, valued and safe. We treat people with respect, and we celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.

We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, background, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family circumstances or beliefs.

We are here to supportyou throughout your application and at every stage of your career with us. We believe we work best when we collaborate, learn from each other and build teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Supporting disabled people and people with long‑term conditions

We are a Disability Confident committed employer aspiring to become a lead employer in 2026.

This means we give fair and full consideration to applicants and will offer reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. If you need help with your application, or need the information in a different format, please contact our recruitment team and we will support you.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] or call us on 01642 854610

Right to Work in the UK

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship hereWork in the UK - GOV.UK ( www.gov.uk ).

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

Further Important Information

Please check your email on a regular basis for updates on your application. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be invited to email via this method

Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.

Please ensure you read the ‘Guidance Notes for Applicants’ document attached to this advert before completing and submitting your application.

Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.