Catering Assistant - Cold Room - (Part time) | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,272 pa (pro rata if part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2026 |
| Location: | Poole, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7977717/153-CO05839-A |
Summary
A vacancy has arisen for a motivated person to join the “Cold Prep Section” in the Catering department at University Hospitals Dorset.
This is a very demanding job and requires a good level of physical fitness, flexibility, and good organisational skills.
You should be able to work with minimal supervision on your own initiative in this busy location.
Duties include, making sandwiches, salads, baguettes, Panini’s and salad bar preparation. In addition, some general cleaning is required and a possibility of helping on the patient production line.
Due to working in the cold room, cold weather clothing will be provided including:
Boots , socks, thermal garments, snoods and sweatshirts as required.
Please note: this role is part time for 18.6 hours per week working 4 days on and 2 off over a 6 week rota.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 26th May 2026
Please note if you previously applied and were not successful we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
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To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Monday 18 May 2026
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