Job Description

Are you passionate about food service and customer care? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working as part of a team? We're looking for Catering Assistants to join our team at Musgrove Park Hospital and play a key role in delivering high-quality food and service to our patients, staff, and visitors in The Breeze @ MPH.
If you're ready to join a dynamic team and contribute to a high-quality catering service in a healthcare setting, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The Breeze @ Musgrove Park Hospital is a busy restaurant. As a Catering Assistant, you will be an essential part of the team, helping to ensure the efficient operation of our hospital catering service. Your duties will include:

• Food preparation - making sandwiches, rolls, salads, and more, following recipe cards and established procedures.
• Serving food and beverages to patients, staff, and visitors in our hospital's retail outlets and wards.
• Stock management - unloading, storing, and picking food items, including refrigerated and frozen goods.
• Cleaning and hygiene - ensuring catering areas, kitchens, and equipment are maintained to high standards, following HACCP procedures and recording on Kelsius.
• Till operation - processing sales and handling cash/card transactions in our cafes and food outlets.
• Supporting hospital functions - preparing and delivering catering for events and meetings.
• Following food safety standards - complying with all hygiene and safety regulations, including allergens and infection control.

About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Details
Date posted
13 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
24,465 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
184-OL-PU-3649
Job locations
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure a high standard of customer service. Compliance with the Catering Food Safety HACCP, Trust policies and procedures and to the Food Safety Act and Food Hygiene Regulations. Please see the attached job description for more details Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure a high standard of customer service. Compliance with the Catering Food Safety HACCP, Trust policies and procedures and to the Food Safety Act and Food Hygiene Regulations. Please see the attached job description for more details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Level 2 Food Hygiene
• NVQ Front of House

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a busy restaurant or a similar environment
• Knowledge of food hygiene
• Knowledge of allergens

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Level 2 Food Hygiene
• NVQ Front of House

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a busy restaurant or a similar environment
• Knowledge of food hygiene
• Knowledge of allergens

Skills Required