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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 37.5 hours per week (Alternating Weekends Hours of work between 0800-1800)
Job ref
264-7842714-COR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hoapital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Catering Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to join our catering team who produce in excess of 1000 patient meals a day.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant would work 15 hours a week between the hours of  0800 - 1800, includes weekend working.

You will be part of a team that provides meals to our patients. The post holder will be expected to carry out cleaning duties of the main kitchen, cleaning small and large equipment, ensuring all catering areas are kept clean and hygienic, including walls and floors, in accordance with hygiene regulations. 

Operating large equipment after training and dealing with waste. The post holder will be expected to carry out duties that involve lifting, pulling, and pushing of heavy trolleys. 

The ability to communicate effectively is essential and applicants will need basic Level 1 in English literacy and numeracy skills or equivalent, due to food safety.

The role involves constant interaction with all other users of the hospital and requires the post holder to be aware of the need to be caring, courteous, respectful, confidential, and customer focused in the delivery of their duties. 

Previous experience of working in catering role is desirable.  

Working for our organisation

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential. 

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups.  We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. 

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Educated Level 2 in food safety or equivalent of education, training or experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a catering environment
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of HACCP regulations
  • Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace
  • Knowledge of COSHH

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and service user
  • Educated to basic entrance level in English literary and numeracy
  • Able to prioritise own workload within policy and guidelines
  • Able to work in a pressurised environment
  • Able to tolerate exposure to hot and chilled conditions
  • Strong motivation to improve outcomes
  • Able to lift and handle medium loads

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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 may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paul Hepton
Job title
Senior Stores Supervisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 492740
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