Facilities Catering Support Assistant - County Hospital

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Employment Benefits

Weekend & Bank Holiday Enhancements

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust invites applications for a Catering Service Assistant – Retail Restaurant at County Hospital, Stafford. You will join a friendly catering team supporting patients, staff and visitors with a high standard of service.

You will handle meal presentation and service, assist with restaurant operations, and maintain hygiene across the department. The rota includes evenings and occasional weekend or bank holiday work.

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy required.
• Desirable: Food Hygiene Certification.
• Experience in commercial catering or customer environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Present and serve meals to patients.
• Support restaurant meal services and general hygiene in the department.
• Adapt and work with the catering team to meet service goals.

Skills

Follow instructions

Numeracy

Literacy

Customer service

Job description

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

Catering Service Assistant – Retail Restaurant (County Hospital, Stafford)

Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-3:30pm

Benefits

• Weekend & Bank Holiday Enhancements
• NHS Employment Benefits
• Development Opportunities

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our progressive Catering Team at County Hospital, Stafford. We are looking for a motivated and customer-focused individual to support our busy retail restaurant, helping us deliver an exceptional service to patients, staff and visitors across the hospital.

Working alongside an experienced and friendly catering team, you will play an important role in ensuring our restaurant and wider catering services operate to a high standard. This position benefits from NHS terms and conditions, including access to generous annual leave, pension scheme, staff wellbeing support, and enhanced pay rates for any weekend or bank holiday working that may occasionally be required.

Main duties of the job

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.

This position benefits from enhanced pay due to some working hours during Bank Holidays. The rota is as follows: Mon 14.30-19.00, Tue 14.30-19.00, Wed 14.30-19.00, Thu 14.30-19.00, Fri 14.30-19.00

Primary duties will include the presentation and service of meals to patients, supporting the restaurant meal services and general hygiene duties throughout the department.

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Basic numeracy and literacy

Desirable criteria

• Food Hygiene Certification

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to follow instruction, training, process and procedure

Desirable criteria

• to have an understanding of COSHH and Cleaning Standards

Experience

Essential criteria

• To have worked in a commercial catering/customer environment

Desirable criteria

• To have working experience within an NHS catering environment