Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Volunteer Snack Shop Assistant

The closing date is 22 January 2026

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to volunteer within the Memorial Hospital Snack shop serving staff, clients, relatives and visitors of the Hospital.

All profits raised are to be spent on our inpatient services.

Volunteers must live within 8 miles of the Memorial Hospital

Main duties of the job

To open the shop at prescribed times, display goods in display units observing sell by dates and rotating the stock.

To monitor and record the temperature of the refrigerated storage units +1/+8c best +4c

Use cash register & complete daily sales returns

Shop staff need to be friendly and amicable.

Experience working in a shop would be and advantage but is not essential

On the job training and awareness of the fire alarm and when to leave the building.

Volunteers must be trustworthy

On the job training on the use of the till, sales returns and refrigerator temperature reading. Personal hygiene.

Shop staff must attend Food & Hygiene training and statutory Fire training.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Details

Date posted

09 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Voluntary

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

277-7720143-VOL

Job locations

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill Road

Woolwich

SE18 3RG


Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to volunteer within the Memorial Hospital Snack shop serving staff, clients, relatives and visitors of the Hospital.

All profits raised are to be spent on our inpatient services.

Volunteers must live within 8 miles of the Memorial Hospital.

To open the shop at prescribed times, display goods in display units observing sell by dates and rotating the stock.

To monitor and record the temperature of the refrigerated storage units +1/+8c best +4c.

Use cash register & complete daily sales returns.

Shop staff need to be friendly and amicable.

Experience working in a shop would be and advantage but is not essential.

On the job training and awareness of the fire alarm and when to leave the building.

Volunteers must be trustworthy.

On the job training on the use of the till, sales returns and refrigerator temperature reading.

Shop staff must attend Food & Hygiene training and statutory Fire training.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to volunteer within the Memorial Hospital Snack shop serving staff, clients, relatives and visitors of the Hospital.

All profits raised are to be spent on our inpatient services.

Volunteers must live within 8 miles of the Memorial Hospital.

To open the shop at prescribed times, display goods in display units observing sell by dates and rotating the stock.

To monitor and record the temperature of the refrigerated storage units +1/+8c best +4c.

Use cash register & complete daily sales returns.

Shop staff need to be friendly and amicable.

Experience working in a shop would be and advantage but is not essential.

On the job training and awareness of the fire alarm and when to leave the building.

Volunteers must be trustworthy.

On the job training on the use of the till, sales returns and refrigerator temperature reading.

Shop staff must attend Food & Hygiene training and statutory Fire training.

Person Specification

Communication

Essential

  • Must have excellent communication skill

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a shop environment

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of stock rotation requirements
Person Specification

Communication

Essential

  • Must have excellent communication skill

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a shop environment

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of stock rotation requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill Road

Woolwich

SE18 3RG


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill Road

Woolwich

SE18 3RG


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Voluntary Services Co-ordinator

Paul Buckingham

paul.buckingham1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

09 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Voluntary

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

277-7720143-VOL

Job locations

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill Road

Woolwich

SE18 3RG


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