Catering Assistant - Poole Hospital (Dolphin Full time)

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Catering Assistant role at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Poole. Support busy hospital restaurants and coffee bars, serve food and drinks, handle tills, stock refill and cleaning.

Barista training preferred; ideal for someone with experience in fast-paced dining. Permanent full-time position; weekend shifts may apply.

Responsibilities

• Serving food and drink to staff, patients and visitors
• Operating a till and handling cash or card payments
• Refilling stock and maintaining cleanliness in work areas
• Working in a Barista style coffee bar and preparing hot beverages

Job description

Catering Assistant - Poole Hospital (Dolphin Full time)

Company:

Company: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £25,272 Pro Rata - Enhanced payments for weekend working.

Hours: Full-time

Location: Poole, BH15 2JB

Job type: Permanent

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

University Hospitals Dorset is seeking a friendly hardworking, reliable person to support the Catering team to provide great customer service in our busy restaurants and coffee bars. Duties include serving food and drink, working in a Barista style coffee bar , operating a till, refilling of stock and general cleaning duties.

This position would suit someone who has had prior Barista training from a fast paced operation.

Interview: 17th November

As a member of the catering team, you'll be responsible for providing an efficient, high-quality service to staff, patients and visitors, operating in compliance with corporate and local policies and procedures.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not bereimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women's, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

For more information regarding the position being advertised a detailed job description and job specification is available as attachments.

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Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

About Disability Confident

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