Catering Assistant/Kitchen Porter

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health trust is seeking a catering assistant/kitchen porter in Basingstoke. The role involves food preparation, service, and maintaining hygiene standards within the kitchen and dining areas. Candidates must currently work within an NHS Trust in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Qualifications

• Previous catering experience including basic food handling and preparation.
• Experience of working in a customer facing role.
• Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety, and Food safety including allergen information.

Responsibilities

• Support the wider catering team in provision of catering services.
• Serve and replenish food, including maintaining hygiene standards.
• Deliver patient meal trolleys across the hospital site.

Skills

Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Effective organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Good standard of education or equivalent experience

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake

Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health or willingness to undertake

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to employ a new catering assistant/kitchen porter to join our existing team. The role will involve assisting with the efficient operation and production of catering services to patients, staff and visitors across the site, including keeping the kitchen clean and compliant and assisting with meal preparation, service and delivery.

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

Main duties of the job

To support the wider catering team in provision of all catering services including covering and supporting other catering roles as required by the needs of the service.

The service of food in the restaurant, sandwich bar and patients plated meal service, including setting up and clearing down of service station.

Preparation of sandwiches, salads, fruit and beverages for the restaurant and hospitality/function services.

To serve and replenish food provided in the restaurant. Cash handling, till operation and to cash up as and when required.

To be responsible for general cleaning and deep cleaning of servery, kitchen, restaurant and pot wash,including patient's crockery, cutlery, service utensils and all plated meal service areas.

Cleaning and deep cleaning duties required with the restaurant area including table cleaning, crockery, cutlery, and all areas of the restaurant.Supporting healthcare staff by providing information on the menus, including allergen and basic nutritional and dietary information, and escalating to teams as needed.

To ensure basic food hygiene standards are maintained and breeches are communicated appropriately and in a timely manner, in accordance with the departmental food safety documentation.

To record all provisions and meals supplied to patients and departments appropriately and to secure and rotate stock in accordance with department SOPs.

To deliver patient meal trolleys to wards across the hospital site.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

251-CORP0530 - CA-KP

Job locations

BNHH

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

Job description Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

Job description Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential

• Good standard of education or equivalent experience - equivalent to GCSE at grades 4-9, A-C, NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake
• Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Knowledge and Skills

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• Previous catering experience including basic food handling and preparation.
• Experience of working in a customer facing role
• Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety and Food safety including allergen information or willingness to learn and undertake supplementary training.
• In depth knowledge of food allergens or a willingness to learn.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS catering environment

Skills & Ability Essential

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective organisational skills and ability to manage time and prioritise work.
• Attention to detail
• A drive to improve and support positive change and continue own personal and professional development.

Other Essential

• Flexibility in working hours may be required.
• Professional manner and organised approach
• Physically fit including ability to stand for long periods and work at a predetermined rate.

Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential

• Good standard of education or equivalent experience - equivalent to GCSE at grades 4-9, A-C, NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake
• Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Knowledge and Skills

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• Previous catering experience including basic food handling and preparation.
• Experience of working in a customer facing role
• Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety and Food safety including allergen information or willingness to learn and undertake supplementary training.
• In depth knowledge of food allergens or a willingness to learn.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS catering environment

Skills & Ability Essential

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective organisational skills and ability to manage time and prioritise work.
• Attention to detail
• A drive to improve and support positive change and continue own personal and professional development.

Other Essential

• Flexibility in working hours may be required.
• Professional manner and organised approach
• Physically fit including ability to stand for long periods and work at a predetermined rate.

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 details Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BNHH

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

Employer's website

https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BNHH

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

Employer's website

https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)