Job overview

Catering Assistant

Band 2 - Permanent position - 12.5 hours per week

Stockport NHS Foundation Trusts, Stepping Hill Hospital are holding a job fair on Wednesday 22 October 2025 for opportunities within the estates and facilities team.

 We are looking to fill a variety of positions including Catering Assistant!

The open day will take place between 4-7pm in Stockport NHS Foundation Trusts, Stepping Hill Hospital

During the recruitment event open day, you will have the opportunity to meet staff representing our estates and facilities team and ask questions about the positions available.

If this is the position for you, to guarantee yourself an interview, apply now!!!!

Please ensure all applications are filled in with full detail, or the application may be rejected.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The main duties for the successful applicants are wide ranging and in brief cover the following :

To be part of the team involved in maintaining the extremely high standards of hygiene within the department following departmental cleaning sheets and guidelines.

To serve on the patient conveyor belt making up patient food orders.

To deliver patient food trolleys to the wards.

To serve within the staff visitor outlets including the tills.

To assist making up salads and sandwiches as required.

To assist working on the dish washer.

To carry out any general food prep or cleaning around the site as required by the management team.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

•  Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

•  NHS pension scheme membership

•  Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

•  NHS Staff discounts

•  Cycle to work scheme

•  Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

•  Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice