# Catering Assistant - Furness General Hospital

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Blackburn
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 20 hours per week (Working evenings 4.00pm-8.00pm which will involve working weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-08T13:51:21.513Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/BarrowinFurness/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Catering/Catering-v7987330
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7987330?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to join our fantastic Catering Department. You will be enthusiastic and will relish being a part of this dynamic team, delivering a high quality service which puts our patients and customers first.

You should have working knowledge of a busy food environment and ideally hold your Foundation food hygiene certificate, full training, and support will be given on induction,

There are 2 roles working 4.00pm -8.00pm  - 5 days over 7 and these 2 roles will involve working weekends (alternate)

For further information please contact Tracy Litt- \[email protected\]

### Main duties of the job

You will be required to undertake a wide range of duties including food preparation, cleaning, and supporting patient feeding at ward level . You should be equipped with excellent customer service skills and preferably have experience within the catering industry . Completion of audit forms associated with food safety,  & procedures.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

## Job Details

We are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to join our fantastic Catering Department. You will be enthusiastic and will relish being a part of this dynamic team, delivering a high quality service which puts our patients and customers first.

You should have working knowledge of a busy food environment and ideally hold your Foundation food hygiene certificate, full training, and support will be given on induction,

There are 2 roles working 4.00pm -8.00pm - 5 days over 7 and these 2 roles will involve working weekends (alternate)

For further information please contact Tracy Litt- \[email protected\]

## Job Description

You will be required to undertake a wide range of duties including food preparation, cleaning, and supporting patient feeding at ward level . You should be equipped with excellent customer service skills and preferably have experience within the catering industry . Completion of audit forms associated with food safety, & procedures.

## Responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

## Person Specification

### Requirements

**Essential**

- Possess or willing to work towards Food Foundation Hygiene Qualification
- Posses or willing to work towards NVQ level 2 Hospitality/Customer Care
- Ability to work on own or as part of a team without direct supervision
- Experience of cleaning in a food environment or similar environment
- Knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control points (HACCP)
- Knowledge of the potential Cross Contamination in a Health Care setting
- Able to deal with information in a confidentiality and sensitive manner
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of Manual Handling techniques

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of COSHH Regulations
- Previous experience of working a in large Catering Establishment
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- Experience of using industrial Catering Equipment

## Documents

- [jd catering assistant (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10270951)
- [p spec catering assistant (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10270952)

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