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From the employer's advert, checked 27 October 2026.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
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About the job
Job summary
1 Post: 15 Hours, shift pattern Mon-Fri 14.30-17.30 Hallam Street Hospital
The Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust Catering Department provides a wide range of food related services across various in-patient and community sites in and around Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall.
The Catering Department at Hallam Street Hospital requires a customer focused catering assistant to work in our patient catering department and restaurant. Duties will include the preparation and serving of in-patient meals and beverages across the hospital or working in our patient, staff and visitor restaurant. Duties will also include cleaning, cash handling and an element of paperwork in relation to local HACCP.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills and able to work independently as well as part of a very busy team. You must be able to follow and adhere to CQC, environmental health, catering and trust legislation and standards, at all times.You will be responsible for ensuring departmental HACCP and COSHH are adhered to and paperwork is complete. The candidate must be able work to under pressure, be self-motivated, customer focused. Knowledge of Food safety is essential, mandatory training will be given on induction.
Job responsibilities
The Estates & Facilities departmental objective is to ensure delivery of a safe and high-quality catering service for the benefit of its service users and staff.
Previous experience working in a catering facility and working in a Mental Health/learning Disabilities service is desirable. Essential candidates should have a good basic education, and ability to read and write and have numerical skills. Hold a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification, NVQ level 1 in Food Preparation or equivalent experience
About the employer
Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.
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