Catering Assistant

Position

We are currently seeking a Catering Assistant to join our team at Ravenswood House to provide food services to our clients and assist with daily kitchen operations.

• Prepare fresh sandwiches, salads, and vegetables.
• Maintain cleanliness in the catering area in accordance with hygiene systems and standards.
• Provide counter service, sometimes serving meals to wards.
• Help prepare food as directed by the duty chef.
• Assist with regeneration of any food items as required and in accordance with our food safety policy.
• Maintain the washing up area in a clear and clean state throughout the day and ensure proper storage of items.
• Assist with the counter food service during mealtimes observing all required food hygiene processes.
• Help the chef as required to complete the food order.
• Work to maintain the standards of cleanliness and hygiene, adhering to standards in simply safe toolkit (SSTK) guidelines ensuring principals of hazard analysis are followed.
• Be aware of kitchen due diligence processes including recording systems for deliveries, fridges, and freezers, and food items.
• Record fridge, freezer, hot food and blast chilling temperatures onto SSTK forms daily, keeping them on file for 3 months.
• Understand the labelling system and correctly package and label foods for storage.
• Under the chef’s supervision, complete the daily, weekly and monthly tasks on the cleaning schedule.
• Assist the catering team with waste and food cost management, highlighting areas for savings.

• Previous kitchen experience preferred, but full training will be provided.
• Opportunity to pursue an NVQ Level 2 qualification.

Position is for 37.5 hours per week, across 5 out of 7 days, including early and late shifts, as well as weekends. Additional payments are offered for weekend and overtime work, along with a site bonus due to the nature of the site.

You will be part of a small team managed by the duty chef. There may be occasions where you are asked to work alone.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do.

Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve. Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

We offer a generous annual leave package starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, which increases with length of service. We also provide a highly competitive pension scheme for all employees.