Job overview
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to join our catering team who produce in excess of 1000 patient meals a day.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant would work 20 hours a week between the hours of 0800 - 1800, includes weekend working.
You will be part of a team that provides meals to our patients. The post holder will be expected to carry out cleaning duties of the main kitchen, cleaning small and large equipment, ensuring all catering areas are kept clean and hygienic, including walls and floors, in accordance with hygiene regulations.
Operating large equipment after training and dealing with waste. The post holder will be expected to carry out duties that involve lifting, pulling, and pushing of heavy trolleys.
The ability to communicate effectively is essential and applicants will need basic Level 1 in English literacy and numeracy skills or equivalent, due to food safety.
The role involves constant interaction with all other users of the hospital and requires the post holder to be aware of the need to be caring, courteous, respectful, confidential, and customer focused in the delivery of their duties.
Previous experience of working in catering role is desirable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and service user
- Educated to basic entrance level in English literary and numeracy
- Able to prioritise own workload within policy and guidelines
- Able to work in a pressurised environment
- Able to tolerate exposure to hot and chilled conditions
- Strong motivation to improve outcomes
- Able to lift and handle medium loads
- Able to operate mechanical equipment (training will be provided).
Education
Essential
- Educated Level 2 in food safety or equivalent of education, training or experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a catering environment
Desirable
- Knowledge of HACCP regulations
- Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace
- Knowledge of COSHH
ey Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Ability to follow instruction
- Ability to work as part of a team
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This advert is for Catering Assistant with Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 Per Annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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