Facilities Catering Support Assistant (Band 2) - Catering - University Hospitals of North Midla[...]

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Stafford is seeking a part-time Catering Support Assistant. You will ensure high standards of food service, hygiene, and cleanliness in a busy hospital setting. Ideal candidates should have experience in a catering environment and basic literacy skills. This role offers the chance to work flexible hours in support of patient care at a leading NHS Trust.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial catering/customer environment.
• Experience within an NHS catering environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and dining areas.
• Prepare and serve meals to patients in accordance with dietary requirements.
• Assist with food preparation and organisation.

Skills

Ability to follow instruction

Understanding of COSHH and Cleaning Standards

Education

Basic numeracy and literacy

Tools

Commercial catering equipment

Job description

Main area Catering Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 14.30-19.00) Job ref 205-7254900-A

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site County Hospital Site Town Stafford Salary £24,465 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 18/08/2025 23:59

Facilities Catering Support Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Team at County Hospital Stafford. Working with an experienced team you will be delivering Fresh Food to our patients and visitors.

The rota is as follows

Mon-Fri 14.30-19.00

Primary duties will include Cleaning of equipment in main kitchen and the presentation and service of meals to patients, supporting the restaurant meal services

The individual will need to be adaptable, hardworking and be a self-motivated individual to meet the team and operational goals.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Catering Service Assistant to join our team at Stafford County Hospital. This part-time position involves working in a busy hospital environment, ensuring that high standards of food service are maintained across various wards and departments.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensuring cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen and dining areas, including washing up and sanitising surfaces.

- Preparing and serving meals to patients, staff, and visitors in accordance with dietary requirements and health & safety standards.

- Assisting with the preparation and organisation of food items, ensuring compliance with NHS guidelines.

- Taking and recording meal orders from patients, considering any specific dietary needs.

- Delivering food to wards in a timely manner, ensuring it is served at the correct temperature.

- Managing and replenishing stock levels, ensuring that all food items are stored correctly.

- Liaising with healthcare staff to ensure that patients’ dietary requirements are met.

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy

Skills

• Ability to follow instruction, training, process and procedure
• to have an understanding of COSHH and Cleaning Standards

Experience

• To have worked in a commercial catering/customer environment
• To have working experience within an NHS catering environment

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.