# Bank Catering Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Catering assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £12.92 ph
- **Contract type:** Bank
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Other, 0 hours per week (0 hours)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-25T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-11-11T15:30:43.967Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Winchester/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bank_Catering_Assistant/Bank_Catering_Assistant-v8432011
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8432011?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Catering Department at Hampshire Hospitals (Winchester), provide meals to patients and staff. Duties will include the plating of patient meals, cleaning and sanitizing of the catering premises and equipment, and working in our on site restaurant. We are looking to employ someone who goes the extra mile, and really cares about offering our patients an excellent service, and who is willing to learn new skills and gain new knowledge to support our service.

It is a multi-purpose role in which the post holder may be required to work across any of the sections within the Catering operation.

### Main duties of the job

The Bank role is flexible, offering you the choice to request shifts when you want, making it great for students and those with commitments. Various shifts are available (breakfast, lunch and supper)

There may also be opportunities to work in our restaurant.

We will offer you a full induction and training and uniforms and PPE are provided.

This is an excellent opportunity, with the successful applicant being in receipt of all the advantages of being an NHS employee including superb enhancements for weekend work.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Ability

**Essential**

- Effective team member with the ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to work as part of a team with effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective organisational skills and ability to manage time and prioritise work, with attention to detail
- Agility to change work pace to meet needs of service
- Ability to make judgements unaided and to work pro-actively

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Previous catering experience including basic food handling and prepartion
- Experience of working in a customer facing role
- Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety and Food safety including allergen information or willingness to learn and undertake supplementary training
- In depth knowledge of food allergens or willingness to learn

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in an NHS catering environment

### Other Specific Requirements

**Essential**

- Professional manner and organised approach
- Enthusiastic, determined and assertive
- Ability to work on own initiative and calm under pressure
- Flexibility in working hours may be required
- Safety conscious
- Attention to detail and a strong work ethic and drive

### Training and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good standard of education or equivalent experience - equivalent to GCSE at grades 4-9, A-C, NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake
- Level 2 Certificate in Undertaking Nutrition and Health or Willingness to undertake

**Desirable**

- Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Knowledge and skills

## Documents

- [jd/bca (pdf, 837.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10766864)
- [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900)
- [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900)

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