• Job Description

  Req#: C9321-25-0834?language=en&page=258&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  1 x 25 hours

  Are you looking for a role where no experience is necessary and full training is provided?

  Would you like to do a role that makes a difference and supports patients in hospital?

  Yes! Read on...

  We are seeking a Catering Assistant to join our well established and friendly team at Horton General Hospital, Banbury, Oxfordshire.

  As the Catering Assistant you will work as part of a dedicated team providing professional and customer focused catering service to patients. Full training and development is provided as well as the opportunity to gain food hygiene qualifications.

  Main duties of the job

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  The Catering team are responsible for providing all patient food from breakfast through to lunch and supper. Full training and the opportunity to gain qualifications is provided; however experienced candidates are also encouraged to apply. Therefore, if you have experience of working in a busy catering environment and have demonstrable experience of working autonomously, along with being a confident communicator, why not consider joining our team?

  In return for your hard work, we will offer you:-

  a competitive salary and additional pay for any unsocial hours that you workaccess to a number of local and national discounts - on holidays, insurance, shopping and a whole lot morean industry leading pensionan environment where you can expect to be supported and developed.

  About us

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

  Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

  We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

  These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,169 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  321-CENT-7124249-B2-PUB

  Job locations

  Horton General Hospital

  Estates & Facilities Building

  Banbury

  OX16 9AL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To take delivery of all food products following agreed protocols and food safety standards;Whilst storing stock, rotate and check all use by dates, removing out of date items;Assist with the preparation of food requirements for the meal services, including the preparation of sandwiches and salads, ensuring the correct use by date and allergen information is displayed;As part of a team, ensure that all food is delivered within the agreed service delivery times;As part of a team check ward kitchen fridges and record fridge temperatures in individual record keeping books, taking appropriate action if the temperature is not within agreed range;As part of a team to deliver food items across the hospital site including patient provisions to wards and to restock the main Ward Catering store area;As part of a team, take part in the cleaning and replenishment of the site vending machines ensuring that stock is rotated and that out of date items are removed and that these items are recorded on the food wastage system;Ensure that all vending machine defects are reported and promptly addressed;As part of a team to clean and replenish the snack box fridge, for out of hours use, collecting the completed delivery notes and returning these back to the Catering office;As part of a team deliver and collect patient menus to and from wards, returning them to the Catering office for input onto the menu collation system within the agreed timeframe;To liaise with other hospital staff as and when required.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To take delivery of all food products following agreed protocols and food safety standards;Whilst storing stock, rotate and check all use by dates, removing out of date items;Assist with the preparation of food requirements for the meal services, including the preparation of sandwiches and salads, ensuring the correct use by date and allergen information is displayed;As part of a team, ensure that all food is delivered within the agreed service delivery times;As part of a team check ward kitchen fridges and record fridge temperatures in individual record keeping books, taking appropriate action if the temperature is not within agreed range;As part of a team to deliver food items across the hospital site including patient provisions to wards and to restock the main Ward Catering store area;As part of a team, take part in the cleaning and replenishment of the site vending machines ensuring that stock is rotated and that out of date items are removed and that these items are recorded on the food wastage system;Ensure that all vending machine defects are reported and promptly addressed;As part of a team to clean and replenish the snack box fridge, for out of hours use, collecting the completed delivery notes and returning these back to the Catering office;As part of a team deliver and collect patient menus to and from wards, returning them to the Catering office for input onto the menu collation system within the agreed timeframe;To liaise with other hospital staff as and when required.

  Person Specification

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • oAbility to communicate with staff at various levels of the organisation
  • oWell organized and methodical, with the ability to operate machinery and equipment
  • oTeam player
  • oFlexible approach and adaptable in response to changing service needs

  Experience

  Essential

  • oRelevant catering experience
  • oRelevant experience in a similar role

  Skills

  Essential

  • oAbility to work under own initiative to achieve set targets.
  • oGood communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • oAbility to carry out audits and satisfaction surveys
  • oComputer literate
  • oProblem solving skills

  Person Specification

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • oAbility to communicate with staff at various levels of the organisation
  • oWell organized and methodical, with the ability to operate machinery and equipment
  • oTeam player
  • oFlexible approach and adaptable in response to changing service needs

  Experience

  Essential

  • oRelevant catering experience
  • oRelevant experience in a similar role

  Skills

  Essential

  • oAbility to work under own initiative to achieve set targets.
  • oGood communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • oAbility to carry out audits and satisfaction surveys
  • oComputer literate
  • oProblem solving skills

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Horton General Hospital

  Estates & Facilities Building

  Banbury

  OX16 9AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Horton General Hospital

  Estates & Facilities Building

  Banbury

  OX16 9AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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