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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Catering Assistant

The closing date is 19 December 2025

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Job summary

Join Our Catering Team - Full-Time & Part-Time Roles Available

We're looking for friendly, reliable Catering Assistants to work across our restaurants and coffee shops at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust hospital sites.

What you'll do:

  • Help provide great food and drink service in our retail catering areas.
  • Keep all areas clean, safe and hygienic at all times.
  • Work as part of a supportive team and use your initiative to organise daily tasks.
  • Ensure food is prepared, served and delivered to the highest standards.

What we're looking for:

  • A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to work as a team.
  • Previous catering or barista experience is helpful but not essential.
  • Essential: Knowledge of relevant catering policies and procedures.
  • Desirable: Food Hygiene Level 2 or above.

If you enjoy working with people and want to make a difference in a busy, rewarding environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join a team that cares!

Main duties of the job

  • Help deliver a full catering service for patients, staff and visitors.
  • Follow hygiene laws, environmental health standards and departmental procedures at all times.
  • Make sure food and drink are prepared and served safely.
  • Provide a friendly, customer-focused service in all catering areas.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details

Date posted

12 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£30,074 a year pa inclusive pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

290-CR-1003

Job locations

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Desirable

  • Food hygiene level 2 or above

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of relevant catering policies and procedures

Desirable

  • Previous catering experience

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Good Numeracy and literacy skills
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Desirable

  • Food hygiene level 2 or above

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of relevant catering policies and procedures

Desirable

  • Previous catering experience

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Good Numeracy and literacy skills

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

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Retail Quality Manager

Liliana Paiu

paiu.liliana@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

12 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£30,074 a year pa inclusive pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

290-CR-1003

Job locations

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


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