Job Description

St Margaret's Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a

Bank Kitchen Assistant

to join our team.


You will join us on a casual basis, covering annual leave and absence at our Taunton Hospice. In return, you will receive a rate of

12.60 per hour plus 14% unsocial hours payments

. Shift patterns include evening working.


You won't just be joining a fantastic team - you'll

be part of a welcoming, community minded charity

. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

What can I expect to be doing?

Supporting the Catering Lead and working alongside catering volunteers, you will provide an efficient, flexible, and high-quality catering service to staff, patients and other visitors to our Taunton hospice.


Your day to day work will include:


Assisting the chef to prepare light lunches and other catering requests Delivering great customer service Keeping the kitchen area and utensils clean and tidy Developing good working relationships with staff, patients, volunteers, and visitors.

What skills and experience do I need?

You will need:


A good understanding of food hygiene procedures and allergens To communicate effectively with patients, families and staff, both verbally and in writin An understanding of food preparation and storage

This is a physical role and involves some manual handling of loads.

What qualifications and training do I need?

Training and guidance will be provided to support you in your role. However, it will really help if you have the following or are willing to work towards the achieving them within a month of joining the bank.


Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2 Food Allergen and Intolerace training

What Benefits do St Margaret's Offer?

Holiday entitlement

33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time) Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme
Non-NHS employees will receive 5.5% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance Counselling and support Legal, financial, and medical information and advice

And more...

Life assurance cover

- 2x salary

Health Cash Plans

- help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits Blue Light Discount Card Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
Excellent learning and development opportunities Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

Eligibility criteria applies

If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we'd love to hear from you. Just reach out to us at Recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk


We are currently managing the recruitment process in-house and kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us with candidates for this role.


We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply.


Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.


If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We can't wait to hear from you!

Closing date:

14th October 2025


We would love the opportunity to interview candidates before the closing date and may close the advert early for the right person.

DBS Information

This role requires a standard background check via the disclosure procedure.


The Disclosure and Barring Service offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants. This route gives applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate and is available for all levels of DBS check.