# Ward Catering Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-catering-assistant/b83c6dd5-3206-4934-8e2b-b3c5431048db - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-catering-assistant/b83c6dd5-3206-4934-8e2b-b3c5431048db.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (30 hours - Will include weekends and bank holidays) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 30 hours per week (Working on a roster 3 days out of 7) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T08:22:15.785Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Merseyside/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/None/None-v7955268 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7955268?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Catering Assistant to join our Team Hours Available are - 1 x 30 hours 12 month fixed term contract The ideal candidate will have a "Can do attitude" flexible and will be a team player who has experience working in a busy kitchen environment. The ideal candidate should have good customer care skills and experience of working in a kitchen/coffee shop/restaurant. Food Safety level 2 certificate would be an advantage. Candidates will be required to cover annual leave and absences if required to maintain a high standard of service. 30 hours over 3 day supporting Patients Nutrition & Hydration delivering a 5* patient experience. ### Main duties of the job As a Ward Catering Assistant, you will assist our ward teams improve patients experience whilst they are in hospital, supporting the front-line delivery of inpatient meal service to maintain standards for nutrition and hydration, reducing food waste and maximising efficiency. You will be expected to provide a professional patient focused meal service ensuring hygiene and patient safety standards are maintained. In addition, the Trust are committed to provide a excellent, essential patient care, supporting patients to receive optimal levels of nutritional and hydration during their episode of care by providing the right food for the right patient at the right time at each meal service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Maintain all operational procedures - Enforce compliance with Waste Management Policy to meet the changing requirements as segregation requirements increase - To comply with Hygiene and Food Safety Legislation - Ensure compliance with Facilities Management standards - Ensure compliance with HACCP - Ensure effective delivery of services to service users and customers - Maintain and improve all aspects of the service - Participate in staff involvement groups for all aspects of the Trust Quality Strategy 2012/15 - Observe legal requirements - Responsible for the safe use of all equipment - Ensure compliance and operational observance of safe working practices as detailed in all aspects of risk management - Ensure all appropriate hygiene monitoring is carried out and recorded for every process - Ensure compliance with national standards of cleanliness TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES - To attend training courses as required and participate in annual refresher sessions in accordance with own Personal Development Review LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES - Provide guidance and a knowledge base for new and existing staff FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - To ensure economical use of all Trust resources - Maintain and monitor stock levels to meet the demands of the service - Distribute and maintain economic and effective use of chemicals and products - Monitor and record food wastage ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Catering Assistant to join our Team Hours Available are - 1 x 30 hours 12 month fixed term contract The ideal candidate will have a "Can do attitude" flexible and will be a team player who has experience working in a busy kitchen environment. The ideal candidate should have good customer care skills and experience of working in a kitchen/coffee shop/restaurant. Food Safety level 2 certificate would be an advantage. Candidates will be required to cover annual leave and absences if required to maintain a high standard of service. 30 hours over 3 day supporting Patients Nutrition & Hydration delivering a 5* patient experience. ## Job Description As a Ward Catering Assistant, you will assist our ward teams improve patients experience whilst they are in hospital, supporting the front-line delivery of inpatient meal service to maintain standards for nutrition and hydration, reducing food waste and maximising efficiency. You will be expected to provide a professional patient focused meal service ensuring hygiene and patient safety standards are maintained. In addition, the Trust are committed to provide a excellent, essential patient care, supporting patients to receive optimal levels of nutritional and hydration during their episode of care by providing the right food for the right patient at the right time at each meal service. ## Responsibilities Maintain all operational procedures Enforce compliance with Waste Management Policy to meet the changing requirements as segregation requirements increase To comply with Hygiene and Food Safety Legislation Ensure compliance with Facilities Management standards Ensure compliance with HACCP Ensure effective delivery of services to service users and customers Maintain and improve all aspects of the service Participate in staff involvement groups for all aspects of the Trust Quality Strategy 2012/15 Observe legal requirements Responsible for the safe use of all equipment Ensure compliance and operational observance of safe working practices as detailed in all aspects of risk management Ensure all appropriate hygiene monitoring is carried out and recorded for every process Ensure compliance with national standards of cleanliness TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES To attend training courses as required and participate in annual refresher sessions in accordance with own Personal Development Review LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Provide guidance and a knowledge base for new and existing staff FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES To ensure economical use of all Trust resources Maintain and monitor stock levels to meet the demands of the service Distribute and maintain economic and effective use of chemicals and products Monitor and record food wastage ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Physically demanding role - Pushing and pulling trolleys/cages - Varied deadlines and adhoc pressures - Dealing with staff/customer issues - Exposure to temperature variations - Professional and hygiene awareness/appearance - Varied shifts ### Skills **Essential** - Customer Care Skills - Ability to work under pressure - Provision of a patient/customer focussed service - Principles of Risk Management - Communication - Ability to instruct other less qualified staff or students **Desirable** - Cash handling abilities/use of cash registers ### Knowledge **Essential** - Large scale food production - Team working **Desirable** - NHS Experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Food Safety Level 2 - Basic Numeracy - Basic Computer Skills **Desirable** - HACCP Training - ECDL or equivalent ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10235944) - [job description (pdf, 480.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10235942) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10235943) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.