Catering Assistant

2 weeks ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Exciting opportunities are being developed to work as a Catering Assistant within the Catering Department at Dorset County Hospital.

The Catering Services Department of the Dorset County Hospital is seeking a Catering Assistant to help in the service of patients, Staff and Visitors within our retail operations.

This post will involve basic food preparation, service of customer, use of tills, catering equipment (i.e. coffee machines, vending machines etc) and will involve an element of cleaning duties and dishwashing.

The successful applicants would be able to demonstrate impressive customer care skills and undertake on-line training as these are very important aspects of the role.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

As a Catering Assistant within the Catering Department, you will provide a valued service to the Hospital in the central service of patient meals and ensuring that the Trust maintains its high standards of cleanliness, food safety & hygiene.

Safely deliver patient’s meals in time to the wards throughout the Hospital, return Hotlock trollies to the kitchen, empty and thoroughly clean and sanitise trollies to expected high standards after every service, Breakfast, Lunch and Supper.

Working closely with the Catering and Stores Admin teams in delivering and maintaining Ward provision stock levels, (i.e. milk, bread, sandwiches, drinks, Etc.) ensuring, food and drink is; in date, at the correct stock levels and stored appropriately, including consumables, cutlery and drinking vessels.

In between Hot lock trolley duties you will support the Catering Assistants with the central patient meal service and the operation of the central dishwashing process, working as part of a team in the mechanical washing of patients, staff and visitor’s crockery and cutlery, and other general cleaning duties within all areas of the catering environment.



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