Catering Assistant - Patient Catering Service (XN02)

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

26/02/2026

Planned Interview Date

11/03/2026

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Catering Service Delivery team for a two new band 2 Catering Assistants to work as part of our team of catering service delivery experts. In this role, youll play a part in assisting to deliver service excellence to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals patients.

Following roles available:

1 x 6 hours a day Monday to Friday (30 hours total per week) and 1 x 7.5 hours a day variable shift pattern (37.5 hours total per week) working from our Receipt , Assembly & Distribution Centre (RADU) at Seacroft Hospital.

In your application please state which role you are applying for

At Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we serve an average 2000 plus patients each and every day. And none of that would happen without the behind-the-scenes work the catering team do daily basis.

As such, were looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic individual to help us with our catering processes.

The patient catering service at Leeds is about to enter a period of exciting change and development in the delivery of excellence in patient catering services. This is a unique role and will be highly rewarding for the successful candidate, with many opportunities to develop their skills.

So, if youre someone with catering experience, who wants to make a genuine difference to our patients experience with Leeds, and are passionate about helping us improve our services, then please apply.

Main duties of the job

To complete all relevant daily documentation in compliance with relevant statutory legislation and local codes of practice and quality control procedures.

The basic preparation of food ensuring adherence to standard recipes and methods of production. Maintenance of portion control and presentation standards.

To use specialised Catering area equipment, i.e. mixers, salad slicers, weighing scales, heat sealers and dishwashers as required for tasks carried out within this role.

To maintain cleaning and hygiene standards within designated areas complying with cleaning schedules in line with hygiene codes of practice.

Reporting any instances of contamination or pest infestation as soon as detected and initial isolation of problem items.

Responsible for working with colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users.

Ensure that patient feeding requests are actioned in a timely manner to ensure that the patient nutritional requirements are not affected.

Ensure that all tasks are carried out in compliance with relevant statutory legislation and local policies & procedures including Food Safety, Health and Safety, COSHH and in particular by working in the manner of training to follow agreed safe working procedures.

Reporting incidents & near misses using the Trust Incident Reporting system.

To maintain high standards of personal hygiene and appearance at all times whilst on duty.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest trusts in the UK and the Operational Facilities team is one of the largest and most diverse staffing groups within the trust. Our department provides a wide range of catering services to many diverse clinical settings for our patients. The team embraces development and progression of its staff and looks for progressive and proactive approach to support our staff and patients. The patient catering team is a relatively small but well-established group of staff which creates a friendly and welcoming team ethos. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of to the recruitment cycle, please bear with us.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Seacroft Hospital

York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Seacroft Hospital

York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

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

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