# Catering Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/catering-assistant/63d42a22-98cb-4636-aa78-dd3d2d333cc8
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/catering-assistant/63d42a22-98cb-4636-aa78-dd3d2d333cc8.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bristol Royal Infirmary
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pa pro rata + unsocial
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 35 hours per week (5 days in 7 - 06:30-14:00)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T12:31:00.808Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/University_Hospitals_Bristol_Weston_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Catering/Catering-v8228113
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228113?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you experienced in the Catering Field? Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to progress your career in an outstanding rated NHS Trust? If you answered yes to these three questions…. The Facilities team require a Catering Assistant!

Shift Pattern is - 6:30am to 2:00pm, 5 days in 7. This will include weekends.

The ideal candidate will:-

- Have previous experience or relevant qualifications in Catering
- Be personable, motivating and friendly
- Have a desire to provide a comfortable environment for our patients
- Have strong communication and organisational skills.

### Main duties of the job

On a day to day basis, duties will include:-

- Assist in the delivery of sandwich/salad prep & picking and packing in the Catering Department.
- Ensuring that stock levels are maintained and placing orders where required.
- Support your colleagues in other areas of catering service delivery.
- Work as part of the team in the delivery of Catering Services across the site

In exchange, we will offer:-

- A competitive salary
- Additional payments for working unsocial hours
- 27 days annual leave + Bank holidays
- Market leading Pension Scheme
- Access to a multitude of discounts in local and national outlets.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

### 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

### Skills

**Essential**

- Able to use a tablet for ordering patient food and taking surveys
- Able to use cleaning equipment, some of which may be of an industrial quality
- Able to electronically order required cleaning stocks To ensure they are ready to be used as needed

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Basic Education – Reading and writing plus basic numeric skills

## Documents

- [jd & ps (pdf, 513.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10537537)
- [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667)

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