# 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
- **Location:** Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Catering assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 20 hours per week (Working various shifts between the hours of 9.30am 3.30pm  which will involve working weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T07:11:29.907Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/BarrowinFurness/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Catering/Catering-v8244398
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8244398?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to recruit two 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 between the hours of 9.30am -3.00pm - 5 days over 7 and these 2 roles will involve working weekends (alternate)

For further information please contact Tracy Litt- tracy.litt@mbht.nhs.uk

### 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.

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Essential/Desirable

**Essential**

- Understanding of food hygiene and health & safety requirements.
- Ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

**Desirable**

- Previous experience in a catering, hospitality, or food service environment.
- Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to obtain).
- Knowledge of allergen legislation and dietary requirements.

### Essential/desirable

**Essential**

- Experience of working with allergens

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of allergens

## Documents

- [jd catering assistant (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555714)
- [p spec catering assistant (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555715)

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