# Catering Assistant - Ormskirk Hospital > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/catering-assistant-ormskirk-hospital/27ed06f0-50b8-4df5-bde9-11d09e5af387 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/catering-assistant-ormskirk-hospital/27ed06f0-50b8-4df5-bde9-11d09e5af387.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helens Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Catering assistant - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: 20 hours shifts working between 7.30am - 8.00pm 5/7 to include Bank holiday and weekends if service requires - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 20 hours per week (If Service requires, Bank Holidays , Weekends , cross site working) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T08:20:45.468Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Ormskirk/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/None/None-v8213968 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8213968?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our Ormskirk Hospital Catering Department! The ideal candidate will have a "can do attitude" flexible and will be a team player who has experience working in a busy kitchen environment. The ideal candidate should have good customer care skills and experience of working in a kitchen//restaurant. Food Safety level 2 certificate ### Main duties of the job - To provide a customer focused service - To organise, deliver, develop and improve the catering service throughout the Trust - Ensure efficient management of all catering services - Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to risk management and security - Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to food safety management - Basic preparation of food items, service to patient and other meals and functions - Assist with cooking and regeneration of food as appropriate - Cleaning of structures, equipment and meal service components as specialised in work instructions - Store keeping including, checking deliveries, storage and stock rotation - At times to operate without the direct guidance of a team leader - Ensure a secure working environment for patients, visitors and staff - Promote and maintain point of sale, e.g. counter and vending machines - Undertake all aspects of the Cash handling process ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities KEY DUTIES - Maintain all operational procedures - Enforce compliance with Waste Management Policy to meet the changing requirements as segregation requirements increase - To comply with Hygiene and Food Safety Legislation - Ensure compliance with Facilities Management standards - Ensure compliance with HACCP - Ensure effective delivery of services to service users and customers - Maintain and improve all aspects of the service - Participate in staff involvement groups for all aspects of the Trust Quality Strategy - Observe legal requirements - Responsible for the safe use of all equipment - Ensure compliance and operational observance of safe working practices as detailed in all aspects of risk management - Ensure all appropriate hygiene monitoring is carried out and recorded for every process - Ensure compliance with national standards of cleanliness TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES - To attend training courses as required and participate in annual refresher sessions in accordance with own Personal Development Review LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES - Provide guidance and a knowledge base for new and existing staff FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - To ensure economical use of all Trust resources - Maintain and monitor stock levels to meet the demands of the service - Distribute and maintain economic and effective use of chemicals and products - Monitor and record food wastage ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Physically demanding role - Pushing and pulling trolleys/cages - Varied deadlines and adhoc pressures - Dealing with staff/customer issues - Exposure to temperature variations - Professional and hygiene awareness/appearance - Varied shifts ### Skills **Essential** - Customer Care Skills - Ability to work under pressure - Provision of a patient/customer focussed service - Principles of Risk Management - Communication - Ability to instruct other less qualified staff or students **Desirable** - Cash handling abilities/use of cash registers ### Qualifications **Essential** - Food Safety Level 2 - Basic Numeracy - Basic Computer Skills **Desirable** - ECDL or equivalent - HACCP Training ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Large scale food production - Team working **Desirable** - NHS experience ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 464.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10521687) - [job description (pdf, 480.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10521685) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10521686) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.