NHS Catering Assistant: Patient‑Focused Kitchen Team

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored personal development programs

Flexible working arrangements for work

Rewards programme with discounts

Job summary

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead is seeking a Catering Assistant (Band 2) on a permanent full-time contract of 37.5 hours weekly. The role includes food service to patients and staff, maintaining service standards, and working a rotational pattern including weekends and bank holidays.

You will join a dedicated catering team at a trusted NHS site, with opportunities for development and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy.
• NVQ Level two Food Safety Certificate.
• Experience in busy catering service.

Responsibilities

• Undertake food service to patients, staff and visitors.
• Ensure that presentation, portion control, temperature control and food quality standards are adhered to.
• Carry out the preparation of snacks and salads to the required standards and any other food items required for sale.
• Undertake the cleaning of floors, surfaces and equipment within the kitchen and dining room as appropriate.
• Replenish stock items in the restaurant/kitchen from catering stores, there is a degree of manual handling and lifting involved within this role.
• Attend any necessary training program as directed by the Food and Beverage Manager.
• Check temperatures of refrigerators and maintain all records.
• Dispose of all catering waste according to departmental policy which includes the operation of waste disposal unit.
• Adopt a flexible approach as there may be a requirement to work in either the central kitchen, stores or the restaurant.
• Respect all issues in relation to equality and diversity in relation to patients, colleagues and visitors.
• Operate equipment as required following appropriate training e.g. central dishwasher/pot wash, deep fat fryer/oven, toasted sandwich maker and any other equipment as appropriate.

Skills

Food service

Food safety

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level two Food Safety Certificate

Job description

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead is seeking a Catering Assistant (Band 2) on a permanent full-time contract of 37.5 hours weekly. The role includes food service to patients and staff, maintaining service standards, and working a rotational pattern including weekends and bank holidays.

You will join a dedicated catering team at a trusted NHS site, with opportunities for development and flexible working arrangements.