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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15.12 hours per week (Week 1 - 10am -2.15pm, Mon, Tue, Thursday, Friday. Week 2 10am-2.15pm- Wed, Sat, Sunday)
Job ref
370-ANC2HCS-69
Employer
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Halton Hospital
Town
Runcorn
Salary
£24,169 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Catering Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

We are a  small friendly team who take pride in our work and department, we strive to do our best for all staff patients and visitors.

We pride ourselves on delivering a high quality catering service , ensuring that presentation and quality standards are high.

Main duties of the job

  • To deliver a meal service to patients and staff, either by a plated or bulk delivery system.
  • To carry out dishwashing duties, cleaning of equipment and cleaning of the kitchen and associated area.

Working for our organisation

Known locally known as ‘WHH’ – the Trust is a fast-paced, ambitious organisation that is caring, compassionate, innovative and focused on the best outcomes for its patients and the employment experience of its staff.  It is both aspirational and inspirational – driven to be outstanding for its patients, its staff and its communities and committed to being the best place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling two neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton it is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  It is geographically ideally positioned to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of both boroughs and beyond.  A dedicated planned care centre located at Halton Hospital in Runcorn enables elective procedures to continue uninterrupted by the patient flow challenges of the ‘hot’ site at Warrington, where urgent, unplanned and critical care, maternity and women’s and children’s services are provided.

A CQC-rated ‘Good’ organisation with ‘Outstanding’ features, it is working towards university hospital status having achieved teaching status in 2019 and is working in partnership with the University of Chester and others in this regard. 

A workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities and as an equal, diverse and inclusive employer the Trust is proud to have achieved both Disability Confident Leader and Navajo LGBTQ+ Charter Mark accreditations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role*** 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in a catering environment

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good general education, Level 2 Food Safety Certificate, Must have an NVQ in catering or working towards one.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Excellent Customer Care Skills, be aware of HACCAP principles and COSHH
  • Be able to use a cash register and card machine

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareMenopause Friendly EmployerDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)NHS Rainbow badgeStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.ERS Silver Logo WelshNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWomens Staff NetworkLGBTQ RGBMulti Ethnic Staff NetworkDisability AwarenessNavajo

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

This vacancy is due to close on the advertised date. However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julie McGreal
Job title
Head of Facilities
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01928 753881
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