Catering Assistant

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients

Our busy catering department is looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable catering assistant to join the catering teams at East and North Herts NHS Trust.

The catering team delivers a high-quality catering and retail service to patients, staff and visitors.

The role of catering assistants involves providing a range of support to our catering team which includes picking patient food orders, food deliveries, retail services, cleaning services, front servery & operating till systems.

You should be able to work at part of a team and communicate well with colleagues, staff and visitors. You will need to work within hospital policies and procedures and always uphold the values of East and North Herts.

Developing our staff is very important to us. East and North Herts offer fantastic development pathways and support apprenticeships.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a busy team and will be designated to one particular section but would be expected to work in all areas of the Catering Department if required to do so.

You will be required to undertake a wide range of general Catering duties including preparation of food, service of food to patients, staff and the public, cleaning of and use of equipment and machinery, and the operation of mechanical industrial type dishwashing machines.

You will also be required to maintain stocks in the site’s vending machines and to handle cash.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.