Job Title: Catering Assistant
Trust: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridge, Torquay TQ2 7AA
Pay rate: £12.08 per hour + Enhanced rates on Nights & Weekends.
Rota and Hours: Mondays – Sundays, with the below shifts available on rota basis
7.30am – 3.30pm, 10.30am – 6.30pm & 11.15am – 7.15pm shifts available.
Are you looking for a rewarding role in a fast-paced environment? Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Catering Assistant to join our dedicated team, ensuring patients, staff, and visitors receive high-quality food service.
About the Trust
We provide health and social care services to our people in their own homes or in their local community. We also run Torbay Hospital (providing acute hospital services) as well as five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham. We support around 500,000 face-to-face contacts with patients in their homes and communities each year and see over 78,000 people in our A&E department annually. We serve a resident population of approximately 286,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at any one time during the summer holiday season. We are passionate about creating a fairer and more inclusive NHS for everyone. We employ over 6,500 staff, including doctors, nurses, social workers, consultants, and allied health professionals, as well as highly skilled managers, administrators, and technical experts. Our people work in a wide range of settings and locations across our communities, depending on their individual role or circumstances.
As a Catering Assistant, you will play a crucial role in the daily running of our catering services. This physically demanding role requires you to be on your feet for long periods, lifting and moving supplies, and working efficiently in a busy kitchen environment.
Key Responsibilities
· Assisting with food preparation and service
· Cleaning and maintaining hygiene standards in the kitchen and dining areas
· Stocking supplies and managing deliveries
· Operating catering equipment safely and effectively
· Providing excellent customer service to patients, staff, and visitors
About You
· Physically fit – able to work on your feet for long periods and handle manual tasks
· A hardworking and reliable individual with a positive attitude
· Ability to work well in a team and under pressure
· Previous experience in a catering or food service role (desirable but not essential)
· Knowledge of food hygiene and safety regulations.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.
Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.
In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –
· Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
· Dedicated consultants
· Flexible working options
· Free DBS and free training
· Build holiday allowance.
· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days
· Stakeholder pension scheme
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £12.08-£22.10 per hour
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Catering: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 55523
