Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: To work weekend rota - including bank holidays to meet needs of the 7 day service
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week (Including afternoon and weekends)
- Job ref
- 825-8247630-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whitchurch Hospital
- Town
- WHITCHURCH
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Catering Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
We recognise that applicants may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to help build their application. However, all information provided must be an accurate reflection of your skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience. Candidates should be prepared to discuss and evidence the content of their application during the recruitment process.
Job overview
Please note that this job does not meet the requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
- Ensuring a good standard of quality control during preparations, cooking and despatch of food. This will include documentation of the process in accordance with a safe food system.
- To prepare special diets.
- Serving meals and taking of cash for dining room till whenever necessary.
- Responsible for practising good hygiene in regard to all aspects of the working of a catering department and including the maintenance of a good standard of personal hygiene
- Assisting with the washing/drying up at lunch time.
- Ensuring that all freezers/fridges are cleaned and defrosted regularly.
- To complete food orders when required
- Assisting with ward stores order.
- To be responsible for the induction and training of new catering staff and that all training is documented.
- Responsible for taking receipt of goods and putting away in the appropriate area’s
- Accepting and checking delivery of goods as necessary.
- The handling of money and filling in the appropriate form.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Trainning and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills.
- Food Hygiene Certificate - Level 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable previous commercial catering experience
Knowlegde and Skills
Essential criteria
- General awareness of safety in the workplace, Be able to follow Instruction and prioritise workload
- Good communicational skills
- Ability to prioritise work
- Good Organisational skills
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Harding
- Job title
- Hotel Services and Site Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01948 666292
- Additional information
Karen Leverton Catering Lead 01948 666292
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