# Catering assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Bristol NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North Bristol NHS Trust
- **Location:** Southmead Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Catering assistant
- **Salary:** £25272.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on a 5 days in 7 pattern, including some weekends as part of the pattern)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T08:57:27.164Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8334854
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8334854?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nbt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Carrying out of duties in the central Production Kitchen, Restaurant or Regen Ward Kitchens and associated areas. These duties include service of food, cleaning of premises and equipment, pre-preparation of food items prior to service and to regenerate cooked meals for patients at lunch and supper at ward level. It can involve taking of cash, manly via the use of cash tills. Pot wash and working in the catering stores area. Full training is given before this duty is undertaken.

### Main duties of the job

Skills

- Ability to communicate with other catering staff regarding work issues and instructions Training
- To be able to undertake a structured training programme through taught courses and on the job training to last approximately 3 months to include foundation certificate in food hygiene/level 2 food safety certificate, and equipment training (slicing, boilers, cooling kettles etc). To be signed off as competent with a 3-4 month period Experience
- Recent relevant catering experience is essential (within the last 3 years)
- Currently Works in the Catering Industry
- Up to date awareness of Catering Procedures and Food Safety

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

## Person Specification

### Shortlisting criteria

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate with other catering staff regarding work issues and instructions
- To be able to undertake a structured training programme through taught courses and on the job training to last approximately 3 months to include foundation certificate in food hygiene/level 2 food safety certificate, and equipment training (slicing, boilers, cooling kettles etc). To be signed off as competent with a 3-4 month period
- Recent relevant catering experience is desirable
- Ability to use initiative, prioritise and take prompt follow up action as required by the situation, e.g. quality control/replacing a customer’s meal

## Documents

- [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3004)
- [dbs charges information (pdf, 148.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2398)
- [catering assistant jd & ps (pdf, 328.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10658317)

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