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Catering Assistant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Banbury, OX16 9AL

Salary

£25,272

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

13 September 2026

12 days left

Job description

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY We have the following posts available 1 x 25 hours - Monday to Friday 1 x 21 hours - Alternate Weekends 1 x 20 hour...

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The Catering team are responsible for providing all patient food from breakfast through to lunch and supper. Full training and the opportunity to gain qualifications is provided; however experienced candidates are also encouraged to apply. Therefore, if you have experience of working in a busy catering environment and have demonstrable experience of working autonomously, along with being a confident communicator, why not consider joining our team?

In return for your hard work, we will offer you:-

a competitive salary and additional pay for any unsocial hours that you workaccess to a number of local and national discounts - on holidays, insurance, shopping and a whole lot morean industry leading pensionan environment where you can expect to be supported and developed.

For a Detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document attached.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate with staff at various levels of the organisation
  • Well organized and methodical, with the ability to operate machinery and equipment
  • Team player
  • Flexible approach and adaptable in response to changing service needs

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant catering experience
  • Relevant experience in a similar role

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work under own initiative to achieve set targets.
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to carry out audits and satisfaction surveys
  • Computer literate
  • Problem solving skills

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

1 September 2026

Last checked

1 September 2026

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About the employer

OUH
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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