# Catering Assistant

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

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Manchester
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 10.00am-18.30pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T07:12:43.960Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Little_Hulton/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Catering/Catering-v8151752
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8151752?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to add  to our great catering team to work across various sites within the trust. The role will be Monday-Friday 7.5 hours per day

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.

The role will be based at Woodlands Hospital in Little Hulton.

### Main duties of the job

To provide a customer focused service.

Cleaning of crockery, pots and pans. using an industrial dishwashing machine and manually washing.

Preparation of hot and cold food items, service of patient and other meals or functions.

To adhere to safe working practices in all aspects of hygiene management.

To adhere to safe working practices in all aspects of risk management and security.

Carry out general and specialised cleaning tasks in accordance with Trust procedures.

To undertake mandatory training in COSHH, HACCP and comply with all Trust  policies relevant to the post particularly with regard to the food hygiene policy’

Assist the Chefs in the loading of ovens and food trolleys

Please be aware this role may require periods of standing , and may involve the moving and lifting of goods and food stuffs - so the successful applicant will have to be capable of such duties

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

- 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

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Excellent standard of personal hygiene.
- Flexible approach to working environments

### Experience

**Essential**

- Some experience of working in a catering environment
- Experienced in working with other people.

**Desirable**

- Have a food Hygiene Level 2 certification
- Do you have previous knowledge of food allergens

## Documents

- [catering assistant (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10451514)
- [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931)

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