# Kitchen Porter

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bath
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days over 7)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17T14:22:17.179Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Facilities/Facilities-v8146441
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8146441?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have a passion for supporting healthcare in your local community?  Come and join us at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, Catering Department and apply for a Kitchen Porter role where a fantastic journey and exciting opportunities await you.

The Catering Department is responsible for providing freshly cooked meals to all of our patients, using locally sourced ingredients.  Food is a vital part of a patients recovery, and we aim to provide nutritious and tempting meals for the enjoyment of our patients.  We also have three retail catering environments, providing meals and snacks to our staff teams and visitors.

All members of the Catering Department play an important role in this important service provision and in ensuring the quality and safety of the food is of the highest standard.

Kitchen Porters play a vital role in our patient food service, ensuring meals reach patients timely and safely, assisting with light food handling duties and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in catering areas at all times.

### Main duties of the job

The role includes the following duties:

- Loading food trollies ready for next meal
- Light food preparation duties, including portioning of menu items
- Transporting trolleys of food to and from wards and departments
- Cleaning all kitchen areas, following a cleaning schedule
- Cleaning of large kitchen equipment and machinery
- Washing up food preparation equipment by hand and using utensil washer
- Waste disposal, including segregation of recycling
- Working in temperature controlled areas

We are looking for someone with an eye for detail who enjoys being active in their role.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

## Person Specification

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**Essential**

- Basic Literacy and Numeracy skills
- Previous Catering/Kitchen Porter experience

**Desirable**

- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2 Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
- Previous experience in a customer focused role

## Documents

- [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030)
- [job description & person spec - band 2 kitchen porter (pdf, 257.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10445655)

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