Bank Catering Assistant
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £12.71 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.71 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2026 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9275-26-0081 |
Summary
We are looking for flexible workers to work when required to cover sickness or leave, you will within the Catering - Patient Catering Cold Room Picking & Packing Team or Retail Catering Team. Hours will be part-time to full time days across the 7 day period between 7am and 8pm as required by the service, please be aware most shifts will be between 4pm-8pm or 11am-7pm. To work at all times in a clean and tidy manner ensuring strict adherence to the food hygiene and safety regulations. To pick & pack chilled, frozen and ambient items for patient mealtimes, loading insulated food trolleys. Duties include stock movement and handling, the work is an active mobile on foot role, requiring team work and communication with colleagues, numeracy and literacy are essential skills for the role. Some food preparation duties are required and a Level 2 Food Safety Qualification is required to commence the role. Cleaning duties are a part of the role along with maintaining high standards of hygiene within stock rooms at all times. It is a highly active role, not suitable for anyone looking for "lighter duties". To assist in the retail catering service if required. To report any mechanical or safety defects and need for repairs to the administration management for immediate action. To clear tables and relay dirty crockery, cutlery etc. to the central wash up area. To operate dishwashing machines. To stack and wash crockery and cutlery from the staff meal service To clean prescribed areas as laid down in the departmental cleaning schedule. To follow all cleaning methods as instructed with regard to premises and equipment To transport goods to and from the catering department as required To assist with the safe and effective cleaning of meal service areas.