# Catering Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/catering-assistant/b3340a99-1d3a-4d8e-97b0-925f8da649f1
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** City Health Campus
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Catering assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pro rota per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 20 hours per week (Various Posts)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T11:11:17.090Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Smethwick/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8271081
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8271081?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The catering department is looking to recruit part-time experienced catering assistants to work front and back of house at various sites.

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26 hours per week – cold room - Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8.00am - 3.00pm. Week 2 - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 8.00am - 3.00pm

### Main duties of the job

Applicants must have previous catering experience with high standards of work, motivated and enthusiastic and are able to work as part of a team or on their own initiative.

A flexible approach to hours and duties and be able to work additional shifts as required at time with short notice.

To carry out a wide range of general catering duties in an efficient and effective manner to ensure that a high-quality service is provided at all times. The posts have a significant amount of personal contact with staff, patients and members of the public.

Main duties are serving customers, using a barista coffee machine, cash handling, food preparation general cleaning & completing associated paperwork.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous catering experience required
- To have experience of working in environments where a methodical and organised approach to work can be demonstrated.

**Desirable**

- knowledge of Food Allergens

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ 2 Customer Service (or equivalent skills/ experience).
- To be willing to undertake and achieve the level 2 Food Safety Certificate, COSHH Training and Trust Mandatory Training Courses

**Desirable**

- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate

## Documents

- [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982)
- [catering assistant jd (pdf, 152.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586205)
- [catering assistant ps (pdf, 126.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586206)
- [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604)

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