# Catering Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Bristol NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North Bristol NHS Trust
- **Location:** Southmead Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Catering assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25272.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Flexibility to be available to start work any schedule from 6am – 6.30pm, 5 over 7 days may include weekends
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexibility to be available to start work any schedule from 6am – 6.30pm, 5 over 7 days may include weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T09:12:15.549Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8354846
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8354846?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nbt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have a number of new catering roles to increase our staff who carry out duties in the central Production Kitchen, Restaurant or Cafes and associated areas. This is due to the opening of the new Bristol Surgical Centre building on the Southmead Hospital site.

You could have various duties which include service of food, cleaning of premises and equipment, pre-preparation of food items prior to service and to regenerate cooked meals for patients at lunch and supper at ward level. It can involve taking of cash, manly via the use of cash tills. Pot wash and working in the catering stores area. Full training is given before this duty is undertaken.

Please apply to express your interest. We are planning an assessment day at the Greenway Centre in Southmead on Thursday 5th June, but if you can't make that day, we can allocate another date, just let us know in your application.

### Main duties of the job

Skills required

- Ability to communicate with other catering staff regarding work issues and instructions Training
- To be able to undertake a structured training programme through taught courses and on the job training to last approximately 3 months to include foundation certificate in food hygiene/level 2 food safety certificate, and equipment training (slicing, boilers, cooling kettles etc). To be signed off as competent with a 3-4 month period Experience preferred
- Recent relevant catering experience (within the last 3 years)
- Currently working in the Catering Industry
- Up to date awareness of Catering Procedures and Food Safety

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

### 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

### Shortlisting criteria

**Essential**

- Must hold or be able to obtain a Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (or equivalent) within 3 months of starting employment with NBT.
- Current knowledge of Catering Procedures and Food Safety at a supervisory level and in high-volume outlets
- Recent experience in the catering industry within the last 3 years, with the most recent position held no later than 6 months ago
- Currently employed in the catering industry
- Ability to follow instructions
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with colleagues

## Documents

- [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3004)
- [dbs charges information (png, 132.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2398)
- [catering assistant jd & ps (pdf, 336.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680702)

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