Catering Assistant (Kitchen) | NTH Solutions

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an individual to join their Catering team on a part-time contract. The successful candidate should have excellent communication, organizational skills, and the ability to work both in a team and independently. Responsibilities include maintaining hygiene standards, using dishwashers, and operating cleaning equipment. This demanding but rewarding role is essential for delivering high-quality services to patients and staff.

Benefits

Health and well-being initiatives

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a demanding environment and meet Trust standards.
• Flexibility to work without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in designated work areas.
• Process utensils and crockery using mechanical dishwasher.
• Operate heavy-duty floor cleaning equipment.
• Demonstrate excellent customer care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Customer care skills

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our Catering team on a fixed term part time contract. North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions is seeking to appoint an honest, enthusiastic, hardworking and committed individual, who is able to work in a team and on their own initiative. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, be self motivated and able to work flexibly and without direct supervision. The applicant will be required to assist in the provision of a comprehensive and cost-effective catering service that meets the needs of patients, staff and visitors and fulfills the objectives of the Trust. This is a demanding post, but a rewarding one.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in designated work areas within documented cleaning schedules, as well as ad hoc duties as requested by your duty supervisor
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene, kitchen and personal
• Utensil and crockery processing duties using mechanical dishwasher
• Operation of heavy duty floor cleaning equipment
• Demonstrating excellent customer care skills, courtesy and politeness
• Adhering at all times to all Trust Policies and procedures

About NTH Solutions and Trust

NTH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities and support services. Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience. We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. At NTH Solutions we work as a team, we support each other, learn from one another and have our patients at the heart of everything we do. We are looking to employ honest, dedicated individuals to join our team, we recruit for values and together, we are North Tees and Hartlepool.

This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025