Catering Assistant

As a Catering Assistant you’ll be responsible for providing an efficient, high quality and dedicated food and beverage service to our patients, visitors and staff in the hospital. Currently there are two food and beverage sections in the hospital which are overseen by the Catering Team and then there are the wards themselves.

Main Café – will include the undertaking of simple food preparation tasks including light meals, ensuring food preparation areas and the main consuming area (tables, chair and floor) is kept clean and hygienic at all times.  

Kitchen – Will be the preparing and serving breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, ensuring a clean and tidy environment and operating the dishwashing machine to process crockery and cutlery. 

Wards – Will need to understand the devised menu’s and communicate with patients regarding their menu choices, acting on any dietary requests for additional / alternative food or beverage requirements, in addition, you will need to inform staff of any patient who has refused or not eaten much of their meal for onward management. 

General – You’ll be involved in audit process processes and ensuring stock levels maintained and on sale stock items visible and replenished.

You will have had past experience of working in a similar role perhaps achieving a basic food hygiene certificate, or your experience has come from a customer care background giving first class customer service.

Everything we do is focused on providing a high standard of safe and effective patient care. When you’re part of the Practice Plus Group team, you don’t just have a job, you have a career!

We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to move up the ladder, well support you. If you just want to stay in your role, that’s fine too. Well, help you be the best you can be.  

We want our team members to feel motivated and rewarded, so we offer a competitive package of pay and benefits. We also recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance so we always try to be flexible, helping you fit your working life around your home life.

To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions contact [email protected].  

All shortlisted candidate will be contacted but please note, Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the EU.