United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Catering Assistant Band 2

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust View all jobs


North East England
Permanent
Food and Catering Officer
GBP 0 - 25,272 per year

Posted 15 day(s) ago

Reference: 2342520


Job summary

Join Our Retail Catering Team at Lincoln County Hospital!

We're recruiting enthusiastic, flexible team members to work across our busy cafs and restaurants. No two days are the same -- you'll be part of a fast-paced, friendly team delivering great service to patients, visitors, and staff.

We have two full time (37.5hours) post and one 22.5 hour post. The hours will vary from 7am starts to 8pm finishes over a 7 day period and a typical shift will be 7.5 hours. Details of this will be discussed at interview. We offer good enhanced rates of pay for weekend and bank holiday working.

What you'll be doing:

  • Serving customers with a smile and delivering excellent service
  • Making barista style drinks (full training provided)
  • Preparing and serving food
  • Keeping areas stocked, clean, and welcoming
  • Supporting all areas of our retail catering team

We're looking for people who thrive in busy environments, work well as part of a team, and maintain high standards of personal hygiene and customer care.

Working hours are flexible and will include weekends and bank holidays to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for a motivated, proactive individual to join our busy catering team. You'll need strong communication and customer service skills, along with the ability to follow written and verbal instructions and maintain strict hygiene standards

Main Duties of the Job

We're looking for a motivated, proactive individual to join our busy catering team. You'll need strong communication and customer service skills, along with the ability to follow written and verbal instructions and maintain strict hygiene standards.

What we're looking for:

  • A team player who can work confidently in a fast paced environment
  • Someone with excellent personal hygiene and attention to detail
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (essential)
  • Barista training (desirable - training can be provided)
  • Some understanding of HACCP and COSHH (advantageous but not required)

If you're passionate about great food, great service, and great teamwork -- we'd love to hear from you!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, supportive team and make a real difference every day. Be part of something bigger. Your NHS needs you!

About us

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

357-LN-143-26-QIA2180-D

Job locations

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!

Job description Job responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!

Person Specification

Evidence of Particular: - Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes

Essential

  • oGood communication skills
  • oAble to complete simple records
  • oAble to operate machinery after training
  • oCapable of working without direct supervision
  • oKnowledge of Health & Safety, manual handling, COSHH
  • oAwareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
  • oAbility to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: ?Patient Centred ?Safety ?Compassion ?Respect and ?Excellence

Desirable

  • oGood customer care skills
  • oExperience in using catering equipment
  • oKnowledge of food service including dietary requirements and portion control

Previous Experience (Nature & Level)

Essential

  • oEvidence of high personal standards
  • oExperienced in working within catering services
  • oExperience of working in a customer focused environment

Desirable

  • oPrevious experience working in a large scale catering department
  • oPrevious experience of working in a customer focused environment

Qualifications (Academic, Professional & Vocational)

Essential

  • oBasic Food Hygiene certificate or Willingness to work towards.
  • oEHO Allergen Awareness certificate or willingness to work towards.

Desirable

  • oBasic Food Hygiene certificate or Willingness to work towards.
  • oEHO Allergen Awareness certificate or willingness to work towards.

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • oAbility to work as part of a team.
  • oAbility to work under pressure and meet the demands of the service.
  • oAble to work in high and low temperature areas.

Person Specification Evidence of Particular: - Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes Essential oGood communication skills oAble to complete simple records oAble to operate machinery after training oCapable of working without direct supervision oKnowledge of Health & Safety, manual handling, COSHH oAwareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda. oAbility to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: ?Patient Centred ?Safety ?Compassion ?Respect and ?Excellence Desirable oGood customer care skills oExperience in using catering equipment oKnowledge of food service including dietary requirements and portion control Previous Experience (Nature & Level) Essential oEvidence of high personal standards oExperienced in working within catering services oExperience of working in a customer focused environment Desirable oPrevious experience working in a large scale catering department oPrevious experience of working in a customer focused environment Qualifications (Academic, Professional & Vocational) Essential oBasic Food Hygiene certificate or Willingness to work towards. oEHO Allergen Awareness certificate or willingness to work towards. Desirable oBasic Food Hygiene certificate or Willingness to work towards. oEHO Allergen Awareness certificate or willingness to work towards. Specific Requirements Essential oAbility to work as part of a team. oAbility to work under pressure and meet the demands of the service. oAble to work in high and low temperature areas.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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