Catering Assistant

Job details

• Job reference: 258707
• Salary: Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
• Job closing date: 24/09/2026
• Job Type: Support Services
• Location: University Hospital Crosshouse
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 29.6
• Job posted date: 03/09/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Ayrshire & Arran
• Department: Catering Department

Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)

Position:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a stores person within our main kitchen based at University Hospital Crosshouse

Hours:

0630-1300/30 Monday to Friday This post is offered on a permanent basis.

What you will do:

The main kitchen at University Hospital Crosshouse provides more than 1800 patient prepared and cooked meals every day including therapeutic diets to patients, as well as a meal service to staff and general public. In addition, we also provide a catering service to two in-house cafés. Your duties would include but not be limited to the ordering of stock, ingredient control measures that comply with the current recipes, receipting of goods received notes, processing these to the admin team in a timely manner, good stock rotation practices, general catering duties, maintaining high standards of hygiene, recording and monitoring data for H.A.C.C.P and Environmental Health.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description.

Knowledge, training and/or experience required for this post:

Desirable for current Food Hygiene Certificate, or essential to complete with the first 3 months of employment. All preferred candidates must attend a Corporate Induction program and undertake Mandatory and Statutory training.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification.

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact:

Scott Gemmell on Scott.Gemmell3@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

RIGHT TO WORK / CERTIFICATES OF SPONSORSHIP

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro-rated for part-time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.

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We are unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 posts or bank contracts.