Job overview
Catering Assistant
- hours per week
Monday - Sunday 5 over 7
Flexible hours mix of early and late shifts
We are looking for someone to work as part of the Catering Team, assisting in all aspects of preparation, service, wash-up and cleaning duties related to the provision of a high quality catering service to patients, staff, visitors and hospitality functions
To meet standards in line with agreed policy’s, procedures, including key performance Indicators (KPIs) profitability and productivity
Maintain good customer and colleague relations at all times.
Main duties of the job
This list covers all the main duties that would be expected of catering assistants, these will vary between Kitchen/Dining Room.
- Completion of hygiene records and documents as per HACCP.(Hazards Analysis critical control) • Maintaining high standards of personal and general food hygiene. • Maintain high standards of cleanliness and tidiness in all catering areas. • Assist in preparation and service of food and beverages for staff, patient’s visitors and hospitality functions. • Probing of all food temperatures and recording; during storage, preparation, regeneration and service, adhering to food hygiene legislation at all times. • Assisting with the management of stock; receipt, rotation storage, stocking up and stock taking. • Till duties, following cash handling procedures. • Menu co-ordination, picking & packing of ward food according to menu choice and recording information. • Delivery of meals and provisions to patients and to other units. • Cleaning and wash-up of all equipment, machinery, crockery and cutlery associated with the above service. • Cleaning and stocking the vending machines. • Topping up all cleaning materials in work area as appropriate. • Appropriate disposal of refuse. • Reporting of maintenance and pest control issues. • Maintaining safe systems of work.
Other duties as required according to the needs of the service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Education and Qualifications
- Experience and Knowledge
- Skills and Ability
Desirable
- Experience working in a catering environment
- Manual Handling training
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This advert is for Catering Assistant- Hillingdon with The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Uxbridge, London, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £26,696 Per Annum pro rata for part time hours. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Jul 2026.
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