Catering Services Assistant

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Pershore; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Pershore is seeking a Catering Assistant to provide services at the Community Hospital. You will work alongside clinical teams to ensure nutritionally balanced diets for patients. Flexible hours with extensive training provided. Salary is £24,465 annually pro rata, with various benefits including 32 days annual leave and NHS pension.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

NHS pension and life assurance

Flexible hours

Extensive training and support

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification and/or practical experience in catering.
• Ability to provide original certificates to verify qualifications.
• Knowledge of hygiene standards and infection control.

Responsibilities

• Maintain catering standards to a 5-star environmental health audit process.
• Take patient meal orders and serve meals.
• Ensure food and beverage preparation meets legislative requirements.

Skills

Understanding of hygiene standards

Experience in catering

Basic Health and Safety knowledge

Education

Foundation Food Hygiene or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 09 October 2025

Forget the rest - and join the best - Working together for Outstanding Care.

We have a permanent vacancy at Pershore Community Hospital, working 16.5 hours per week Wk1 (Thursday, Friday 08.45-14.00 & 15.45-19.00) Wk2 (Saturday, Sunday 08.45-14.00 & 15.45-19.00).

We have supportive and passionate teams, and you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience through the provision of a catering service.

These are some of the benefits you will be entitled to should you work for us;

Benefits

• Competitive pay with weekend enhancements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days per annum dependent upon contracted hours and length of service
• Flexible hours to suit other employment and carer responsibilities
• Career progression or future job opportunities working direct for the NHS
• Extensive training and support available
• NHS pension and life assurance provision
• Uniform provided
• Health and wellbeing packages available

Application for this role will be considered in adherence to the Working Time Regulations; this will be discussed with you during interview.

Please note the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on maintaining catering standards to a 5-star environmental health audit process and in line with the National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink.

Join our teams; we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career to include flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

Working alongside dietetics and clinical teams, catering services ensure patients receive nutritionally balanced diets to support their recovery, in accordance with national standards and the Trusts Food and Drink Strategy.

You will be part of a team who deliver a fully comprehensive quality catering service offering choice to patients, staff and visitors which meets legislative and mandatory requirements, in accordance with schedules and procedures. You must maintain a high standard for all food and beverage preparation including hot, cold and ambient items.

The post will consist of varied duties including taking patients meal orders face to face, serving patient meals, clearing away, washing up, cleaning of departments and equipment, food prep, receiving and monitoring deliveries, putting food items away, following all guidance on labeling and stock control.

In return, you will receive full support, training and guidance to enable you to undertake all catering duties.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

• You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Qualifications

• Non-specified, but relevant qualification and/or practical experience relevant to the role.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
• Foundation Food Hygiene or Basic Health and Safety.

Experience

• Previous experience of catering in an employed capacity

Knowledge

• Knowledge of hygiene standards and infection control within the workplace

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 name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

£24,465 a year pro rata (£12.51 per hour)