Job summary
- Main area
- Conquest Catering Department
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (up to)
- Hours
- Part time - 7 hours per week (Monday - Friday 2x 3.5 hour shifts 11.00-14.30)
- Job ref
- 374-LCCG1826
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Conquest Hospital
- Town
- St Leonards on sea
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Catering Admin Assistance
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
Are you passionate about food service and being part of a team that makes a real difference every day? We’re looking for an enthusiastic Catering Admin Assistant to join our friendly Hospital Catering Department. In this role, you’ll help with ordering, stock control, financial compliance, rotas and data inputting while working in a dedicated team to provide outstanding service
We are looking for a first class Catering Administration Assistant to work within Catering at Conquest Hospital. A keen eye for detail and confidence in IT is essential.
Main duties of the job
What We’re Looking For
- A love for delivering an amazing service.
- A positive, proactive team player.
- Can do attitude with flexibility.
- A true team player who enjoys working collaboratively.
- Confidence in IT and computers
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
- Supportive, friendly team environment.
- Make a real impact on patient wellbeing and visitor experience.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Great NHS benefits, including pension, staff discounts, and wellbeing support
What You’ll Do
- Be part of a team that delivers catering services to patients, staff and visitors
- Assist in data inputting
- Insure Financial compliance is met.
- Place and process orders.
- Support the team in all areas of the department
If you’re a motivated catering admin superstar who takes pride in your work and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and be part of something that truly matters.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Statement on the Use of AI
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Using AI for your application may not accurately represent your knowledge, skills, and experience and may result in a disconnect between your qualifications and our assessment of your application.
We encourage applicants to take the time to thoughtfully complete their applications; by doing so, you allow us to better understand your true potential and ensure a fair and transparent evaluation of your application. Over reliance on AI-generated content may diminish your chance of success.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good General education standards
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate Knowledge of HACCP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic food production knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within large scale catering facility
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential criteria
- Motivated
- Good organisational skills
- Good team worker
- Catering experience
- Flexible
- Carry out basic training
- Achieve deadlines
- IT skills
- Communication skills
Other
Essential criteria
- A recognition that a flexible pattern is required according to the needs of the service
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
- Martin Gurney
- Job title
- Catering Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07484942601
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