# Catering Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T09:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T08:40:33.493Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Lancaster/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Catering/Catering-v8175176
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8175176?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to join our fantastic Catering Department. You will be enthusiastic and will relish being a part of this dynamic team, delivering a high quality service which puts our patients and customers first.

You should have working knowledge of a busy food environment and ideally hold your Foundation food hygiene certificate, full training, and support will be given on induction.

For further information please contact tracy.litt@mbht.nhs.uk

### Main duties of the job

You will be required to undertake a wide range of duties including food preparation, cleaning, and supporting patient feeding at ward level . You should be equipped with excellent customer service skills and preferably have experience within the catering industry . Completion of audit forms associated with food safety, & procedures.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of allergens

**Desirable**

- have basic knowledge of the allergens

### interview

**Essential**

- Possess or willing to work towards Food Foundation Hygiene Qualification
- Posses or willing to work towards NVQ level 2 Hospitality/Customer Care
- Ability to work on own or as part of a team without direct supervision
- Experience of cleaning in a food environment or similar environment
- Knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control points (HACCP)
- Knowledge of the potential Cross Contamination in a Health Care setting
- able to deal with information in a confidentiality and sensitive manner
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of Manual Handling techniques

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of COSHH Regulations
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- Experience of using industrial Catering Equipment

## Documents

- [jd catering assistant (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477872)
- [p spec catering assistant (pdf, 136.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477873)

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