Catering Assistant | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS healthcare provider is seeking a Catering Assistant to join their team in Bury. This role involves plating meals for patients, managing hygiene standards, operating dishwashers, and maintaining food supplies. The position offers an opportunity for career growth and flexibility, alongside a competitive benefits package and work-life balance. Ideal candidates should be dedicated to high standards in a healthcare environment. The ad closes on December 22, 2025.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Responsibilities

• Work without supervision and may be asked to work at any of the Trust’s Kitchens.
• Clean premises and equipment to the correct hygiene standards.
• Operate and clean automatic dishwashers.
• Plate up patient’s meals ready for distribution to wards.
• Temperature probe meals and record temperatures per HACCP procedures.
• Collect patient’s daily food requirements.
• Take food items to wards and maintain stock levels.
• Handle cash according to Trust’s policies.
• Complete appropriate documentation.

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join us to assist in the plating up of patient’s meals, washing of all returning pots and trolleys general cleaning duties with the economical use of materials and equipment. You will also record all information requested by management.

Responsibilities

• Work without supervision at the stated place of work, but may be asked to work at any of the Trust’s Kitchens
• The cleaning of premises and equipment to correct standards of cleanliness and frequencies laid down in the cleaning schedules and departmental hygiene policy
• Operating and cleaning an automatic dishwashers
• The plating up of patient’s meals ready for distribution to wards.
• Temperature probing of meals and the accurate recording of temperatures in accordance with the departments HACCP procedure.
• Collection of patient’s daily food requirements.
• The taking of certain food items to the wards with the subsequent correct storage, rotation, and maintenance of minimum/maximum stock levels.
• It may be necessary to handle cash and to do so within the Trust’s policies and procedures.
• Completion of all appropriate documentation.

Role & Opportunities

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

About the Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

Benefits

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025