Job Description

Continuing to enhance our patients, experience and to make them and their families feel as comfortable as possible whilst visiting us, we have new opening's for a full-time Catering Assistant to join our friendly and close-knit catering team at our Plymouth based hospital.

• Do you get per personal value from host and ensuring a customers comfort and satisfaction?
• What does customer care and customer focus mean to you?
• How can you help contribute to make someone feel at ease in a hospital environment?

As a Catering Assistant youll be responsible for providing an efficient, high quality and dedicated food and beverage service to our patients, visitors and staff in the hospital.
We have permanent a full-time position available (37.5 per week)
Working a rota shift pattern, from Monday to Sunday Early Shift = 07:00 - 15:00 Late shift = 10:30 - 18:30
Main duties of the job
As a Catering Assistant youll be responsible for providing an efficient, high quality and dedicated food and beverage service to our patients, visitors and staff in the hospital.
Currently there are two food and beverage sections in the hospital which are overseen by the Catering Team and then there are the wards themselves.
Main Caf will include the undertaking of simple food preparation tasks including light meals, ensuring food preparation areas and the main consuming area (tables, chair and floor) is kept clean and hygienic at all times.
Kitchen Will be the preparing and serving breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, ensuring a clean and tidy environment and operating the dishwashing machine to process crockery and cutlery.
Wards Will need to understand the devised menus and communicate with patients regarding their menu choices, acting on any dietary requests for additional / alternative food or beverage requirements, in addition, you will need to inform staff of any patient who has refused or not eaten much of their meal for onward management.
General Youll be involved in audit process processes and ensuring stock levels maintained and on sale stock items visible and replenished.
About us
You will have had past experience of working in a similar role perhaps achieving a basic food hygiene certificate, or your experience has come from a customer care background giving first class customer service.
Everything we do is focused on providing a high standard of safe and effective patient care. When youre part of the Practice Plus Group team, you dont just have a job, you have a career!
We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to move up the ladder, well support you. If you just want to stay in your role, thats fine too. Well, help you be the best you can be.
We want our team members to feel motivated and rewarded, so we offer a competitive package of pay and benefits. We also recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance so we always try to be flexible, helping you fit your working life around your home life.
To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions contact kaleb.gumbs@practiceplusgroup.com.
All shortlisted candidate will be contacted but please note, Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed.
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.
Details
Date posted
12 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
23,809.50 a year 23,809 per annum + benefits
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
11374-1
Job locations
20 Brest Road
International Business Park
Plymouth
PL6 5XP
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ make a difference for every patient
Continuing to enhance our patients, experience and to make them and their families feel as comfortable as possible whilst visiting us, we have new opening's for a full-time Catering Assistant to join our friendly and close-knit catering team at our Plymouth based hospital.

• Do you get per personal value from host and ensuring a customers comfort and satisfaction?
• What does customer care and customer focus mean to you?
• How can you help contribute to make someone feel at ease in a hospital environment?

As a Catering Assistant youll be responsible for providing an efficient, high quality and dedicated food and beverage service to our patients, visitors and staff in the hospital.
We have permanent a full-time position available (37.5 per week)
Working a rota shift pattern, from Monday to Sunday Early Shift = 07:00 - 15:00 Late shift = 10:30 - 18:30 Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ make a difference for every patient
Continuing to enhance our patients, experience and to make them and their families feel as comfortable as possible whilst visiting us, we have new opening's for a full-time Catering Assistant to join our friendly and close-knit catering team at our Plymouth based hospital.

• Do you get per personal value from host and ensuring a customers comfort and satisfaction?
• What does customer care and customer focus mean to you?
• How can you help contribute to make someone feel at ease in a hospital environment?

As a Catering Assistant youll be responsible for providing an efficient, high quality and dedicated food and beverage service to our patients, visitors and staff in the hospital.
We have permanent a full-time position available (37.5 per week)
Working a rota shift pattern, from Monday to Sunday Early Shift = 07:00 - 15:00 Late shift = 10:30 - 18:30
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