About this role
Job summary
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
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25 hours per week including alternate Weekends
Are you looking for a role where no experience is necessary and full training is provided?
Would you like to do a role that makes a difference and supports patients in hospital?
Yes! Read on...
We are seeking a Catering Assistant to join our well established and friendly team at Horton General Hospital, Banbury, Oxfordshire.
As the Catering Assistant you will work as part of a dedicated team providing professional and customer focused catering service to patients. Full training and development is provided as well as the opportunity to gain food hygiene qualifications.
Main duties of the job
Advert Code: EF15QP
The Catering team are responsible for providing all patient food from breakfast through to lunch and supper. Full training and the opportunity to gain qualifications is provided; however experienced candidates are also encouraged to apply. Therefore, if you have experience of working in a busy catering environment and have demonstrable experience of working autonomously, along with being a confident communicator, why not consider joining our team?
In return for your hard work, we will offer you:-
a competitive salary and additional pay for any unsocial hours that you workaccess to a number of local and national discounts - on holidays, insurance, shopping and a whole lot morean industry leading pensionan environment where you can expect to be supported and developed.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and most respected NHS teaching trusts, providing world-class healthcare across four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital and over one hundred satellite sites. Find out more information here OUH at a Glance 2026/27
You'll become part of an organisation at the forefront of patient care, research, education and innovation. You'll have access to excellent learning and development opportunities, work alongside highly skilled multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to services that make a real difference.
Our commitment toDelivering Compassionate Excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence, we strive to create an environment where staff feel supported, valued and empowered to thrive. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel and the OneTeamOneOUH - LIVING OUR VALUES video.
We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and safe workplace for everyone. As signatories to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter, we have a zero-tolerance approach to inappropriate behaviour and are dedicated to fostering a culture where all colleagues feel welcomed, respected and able to be themselves. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details and main responsibilities please refer to the Job description and Person specification documents attached.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to communicate with staff at various levels of the organisation
- oWell organized and methodical, with the ability to operate machinery and equipment
- oTeam player
- oFlexible approach and adaptable in response to changing service needs
Experience
Essential
- oRelevant catering experience
- oRelevant experience in a similar role
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work under own initiative to achieve set targets.
- oGood communication skills, both written and verbal.
- oAbility to carry out audits and satisfaction surveys
- oComputer literate
- oProblem solving skills
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
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Horton General Hospital
Estates & Facilities Building
Banbury
OX16 9AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)