Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 390-EFM-BA-0811
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £24,169 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Catering Assistant
Band 2
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Are you passionate about food? Do you enjoy meeting and working with a variety of people?
We are currently have an exciting new opportunity at Basildon Hospital to work in our newly refurbished Restaurant as a Catering Assistant.
If you have the desired skills and want to work in a team focused environment please apply today.
*** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PART-TIME EVENING POSITION***
Main duties of the job
If successful you will work in our busy but friendly catering department.
Your duties will include:
Basic food preparation, including packing, labelling, displaying and chilling of sandwiches and other food products.
Serving meals within the agreed standards for portion control and presentation.
Improve our patients, visitors and staff experience through good food and friendly attitude
Working for our organisation
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.
We look forward to your application.
*** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PART-TIME EVENING POSITION***
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good level of general education incl. English and Math's GCSE
- Level 2 Food Safety
Desirable criteria
- NHS Experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within the general public
Desirable criteria
- Experience of cash handling
- Experience of working in catering or retail
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Barton
- Job title
- Deputy Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01268 524900
- Additional information
EXT:1357
Catherine Crouch
Catering Manager
01268 524 900 ext. 3359 / 3427
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