# Catering Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/catering-assistant/2e329f53-5d6e-4b24-a344-1bd780b783f7
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/catering-assistant/2e329f53-5d6e-4b24-a344-1bd780b783f7.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** North View
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Catering assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (5 days out of seven. 3 hours per day Mornings and Evenings 11:00-14:00, 16:00-19:00 some weekends (Happy to discuss flexible working))
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T08:00:32.632Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8364635
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8364635?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A Fantastic opportunity to Join our team at our new purpose built hospital in North Manchester.

The successful candidate will be a great team player working in our kitchens and service points, who is capable of helping the teams to continue in delivering a fantastic food service to our service users within the units . They will be a great communicator, and have the ability to think on their feet.

Candidates will be expected to have or to be able to gain at least a level 2 food hygiene level of knowledge

The role will include basic kitchen duties as well as assisting in food service to our service users.

### Main duties of the job

- To Provide a customer focused service
- Preparation and service of food items on patient wards.
- To adhere to safe working practices in all aspects of food hygiene
- To adhere to all safe working practices in all aspects of risk management and security
- To undertake mandatory training and comply with all food safety policies relevant to the post.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Food safety Level 2
- Allergen Awareness

### Experience

**Essential**

- Food Handling experience
- Customer Service experience

**Desirable**

- Experience in clinical enivironment
- Experience in Busy environment

## Documents

- [catering assistant (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10691658)
- [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931)

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