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Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Catering Assistant

The closing date is 10 August 2025

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Job summary

BANK Catering Assistant

Division: Temporary Staffing

Band: 2

Pay Rate: £13.85 - £22.16 per hour depending on shift

Interview Date: 19th / 20th August (dates are subject to alteration)

***WEEKEND DUTIES REQUIRED***

We are recruiting for a Bank Catering Assistant who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

In return for your hard work and dedication, The Temporary Resourcing Service offers the following benefits:

Free mandatory training
Cost of DBS and uniform is covered by the Trust
Priority shift booking over agency staff
Support for revalidation
Enrolment into excellent NHS Pension scheme
Opportunities to work in specialist areas and develop key skills and experience
Short-term, medium-term long-term "lines of work" available in a variety of areas (guaranteed shifts)
Weekly payroll
Online shift booking, allowing for shifts to be booked via smart phones and no need for paper timesheets
Dedicated team to ensure you are supported

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to carry out a wide range of general catering duties in an efficient and effective manner to ensure that a high quality catering service is provided at all times.

To assist with general duties in packing areas and cold rooms in the patient services department, dish-washing area, staff restaurant, hospitality services and associated areas.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.

The Trust is taking take positive action to ensure that we can recruit and retain people from under-represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£13.85 to £22.16 an hour per hour depending on shift

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

275-TSS-0725-CA

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

To prepare the Staff Restaurant / Coffee Shop for service.

To work at all times in a clean and tidy manner ensuring strict adherence to the food hygiene and safety regulations.

To operate cash registers.

To assist in the assembly of the patients chilled / frozen meal 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 present and serve staff meals and beverages.

To assist with the safe and effective cleaning of meal service areas

Job description

Job responsibilities

To prepare the Staff Restaurant / Coffee Shop for service.

To work at all times in a clean and tidy manner ensuring strict adherence to the food hygiene and safety regulations.

To operate cash registers.

To assist in the assembly of the patients chilled / frozen meal 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 present and serve staff meals and beverages.

To assist with the safe and effective cleaning of meal service areas

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of good hygiene and health and safety practices
Basic computer skills

Qualifications

Essential

Basic food hygiene Certificate
Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate previous experience in a catering environment
Experience of working as part of a team

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of good hygiene and health and safety practices
Basic computer skills

Qualifications

Essential

Basic food hygiene Certificate
Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate previous experience in a catering environment
Experience of working as part of a team

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

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