Job Description

Northampton General Hospital has an excellent opportunity for a Stores and Kitchen Porter to join our catering team. This role is essential to the smooth delivery of patient food services and supports the work of our chefs in the Central Production Kitchen.
As Kitchen and Stores Porter, you will:

• Be responsible for the transportation of food between patient catering kitchens and wards.
• Carry out date labelling and stock rotation to ensure food safety and compliance.
• Assist with a variety of tasks within the kitchen environment to support daily operations.

The receipt, storage, and distribution of goods, maintaining accurate records
Receive and check deliveries, ensuring quality, quantity, and accuracy against invoices.
We are looking for someone who is:

• Responsible, punctual, and flexible, with a strong work ethic.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and work effectively as part of a team.
• Committed to maintaining high standards of hygiene and supporting patient care through safe food handling.

This is a vital role within our catering service, delivering patient essentials to ward and playing a pivotal role in meal delivery.
Main duties of the job
The post holder's main duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Food Safety & Compliance
• Demonstrate awareness of Food Safety and work to the highest standards in both quality and hygiene.
• Follow Food Safety and Health and Safety compliance, ensuring all Codes of Practice for Health, Hygiene, Safety, COSHH, and HACCP are adhered to.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of food safety procedures, cleaning techniques, and standards within the kitchens.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of food safety procedures, cleaning techniques, and standards within the kitchens.
• Cleaning & Hygiene
• Carry out cleaning duties to maintain hygiene levels across food production areas, ancillary rooms, fridges, and catering equipment.
• Clean floors, surfaces, and machinery in line with departmental cleaning schedules.
• Ensure all areas remain in a clean and hygienic state throughout production and service

Please review job description for further information
About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.
Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.
Details
Date posted
14 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
24,465 a year per Annum/ Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
265-7670058-COR
Job locations
Northampton General Hospital
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders main duties will include, but are not limited to:
Food Safety & Compliance
Demonstrate awareness of Food Safety and work to the highest standards in both quality and hygiene.
Follow Food Safety and Health and Safety compliance, ensuring all Codes of Practice for Health, Hygiene, Safety, COSHH, and HACCP are adhered to.
Maintain thorough knowledge of food safety procedures, cleaning techniques, and standards within the kitchens.
Maintain thorough knowledge of food safety procedures, cleaning techniques, and standards within the kitchens.
Cleaning & Hygiene
Carry out cleaning duties to maintain hygiene levels across food production areas, ancillary rooms, fridges, and catering equipment.
Clean floors, surfaces, and machinery in line with departmental cleaning schedules.
Ensure all areas remain in a clean and hygienic state throughout production and service.
Training & Procedures
Undertake onthejob training and ensure all mandatory and jobspecific training is completed and kept up to date.
Follow Trustwide, Directorate, and Departmental procedures at all times.
Protective Clothing & Safe Practices
Wear protective clothing in line with policy.
Use approved safe methods when lifting and handling to prevent injury.
Workload & Organisation
Prioritise workload with minimal supervision, arranging tasks to achieve daily and weekly goals.
Provide support to other departmental areas when required.
Transportation & Stock Control
Safely transport food from the Central Production Kitchen to the Barratt Kitchen, returning empty trollies as required.
Deliver stock to ward kitchens across the Trust
Operate electric transportation vehicles in line with Trust policies.
Ensure correct storage, labelling, and rotation of chilled, dry, and frozen produce.
Reporting & Communication
Report any work difficulties or potential hazards, such as equipment defects, promptly to the line manager.
Lead by example, conducting yourself in a respectful and professional manner.
Maintain a pleasant, customerfocused attitude always.
Other Duties
Complete any other reasonable tasks as identified by the Senior Management Team to support catering services. Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders main duties will include, but are not limited to:
Food Safety & Compliance
Demonstrate awareness of Food Safety and work to the highest standards in both quality and hygiene.
Follow Food Safety and Health and Safety compliance, ensuring all Codes of Practice for Health, Hygiene, Safety, COSHH, and HACCP are adhered to.
Maintain thorough knowledge of food safety procedures, cleaning techniques, and standards within the kitchens.
Maintain thorough knowledge of food safety procedures, cleaning techniques, and standards within the kitchens.
Cleaning & Hygiene
Carry out cleaning duties to maintain hygiene levels across food production areas, ancillary rooms, fridges, and catering equipment.
Clean floors, surfaces, and machinery in line with departmental cleaning schedules.
Ensure all areas remain in a clean and hygienic state throughout production and service.
Training & Procedures
Undertake onthejob training and ensure all mandatory and jobspecific training is completed and kept up to date.
Follow Trustwide, Directorate, and Departmental procedures at all times.
Protective Clothing & Safe Practices
Wear protective clothing in line with policy.
Use approved safe methods when lifting and handling to prevent injury.
Workload & Organisation
Prioritise workload with minimal supervision, arranging tasks to achieve daily and weekly goals.
Provide support to other departmental areas when required.
Transportation & Stock Control
Safely transport food from the Central Production Kitchen to the Barratt Kitchen, returning empty trollies as required.
Deliver stock to ward kitchens across the Trust
Operate electric transportation vehicles in line with Trust policies.
Ensure correct storage, labelling, and rotation of chilled, dry, and frozen produce.
Reporting & Communication
Report any work difficulties or potential hazards, such as equipment defects, promptly to the line manager.
Lead by example, conducting yourself in a respectful and professional manner.
Maintain a pleasant, customerfocused attitude always.
Other Duties
Complete any other reasonable tasks as identified by the Senior Management Team to support catering services.
Person Specification
Education, Training & qualifications
Essential

• No formal education is required as on the job instruction, training and theoretical knowledge is provided. Therefore the ability to retain information and learning is essential together with excellent communication skills (written and Oral)
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate lvl 2
• Awareness of COSHH, HACCP, and Health & Safety regulations
• Manual handling training

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in food production enviroment
• Experience in cleaning, stock rotation, and food handling
• Experience in operating catering equipment or transportation vehicles

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Awareness of Food Safety procedures and ability to work to high standards of hygiene
• Knowledge of cleaning techniques and safe use of cleaning materials/equipment
• Ability to follow departmental procedures and Trust policies
• Organisational skills to prioritise workload and meet daily/weekly goals
• Basic numerical and literacy skills for stock labelling, rotation, and record keeping

Desirable

• Ability to operate electric transportation vehicles safely

Person Specification
Education, Training & qualifications
Essential

• No formal education is required as on the job instruction, training and theoretical knowledge is provided. Therefore the ability to retain information and learning is essential together with excellent communication skills (written and Oral)
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate lvl 2
• Awareness of COSHH, HACCP, and Health & Safety regulations
• Manual handling training

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in food production enviroment
• Experience in cleaning, stock rotation, and food handling
• Experience in operating catering equipment or transportation vehicles

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Awareness of Food Safety procedures and ability to work to high standards of hygiene
• Knowledge of cleaning techniques and safe use of cleaning materials/equipment
• Ability to follow departmental procedures and Trust policies
• Organisational skills to prioritise workload and meet daily/weekly goals
• Basic numerical and literacy skills for stock labelling, rotation, and record keeping

Desirable

• Ability to operate electric transportation vehicles safely

Skills Required