Facilities Assistant - Catering

Role

You will support the provision of quality patient care within a new state of the art adult acute and children's hospital facility. The Facilities Directorate delivers services such as patient and retail catering, domestic cleaning, portering, and transport. Your main duties will include supporting catering services to patients and hospital functions, regenerating patient meals centrally or at ward level, plating meals as advised by nursing staff, and cleaning and wash up of all equipment, machinery and crockery associated with catering services.

No qualifications or experience are required; all training will be provided on the job. You should be able to work under pressure and have good communication skills. Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

Due to the anticipated response to this post it may close before the advertised closing date; please submit your application form as soon as possible.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is unable to provide candidates or employees with a Certificate of Sponsorship (COS).

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern

Location: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Permanent contract. Part time positions and shift patterns as follows:

• 2 17.17 hours per week, Monday Friday,
• 5.56 hours per week, Saturday Sunday,
• 22.2 hours per week, Monday Friday,
• 6.55 hours per week, Saturday Sunday,

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of catering services to patients and hospital functions
• Regenerating patient meals centrally or at ward level
• Plating patient meals at the point of service as advised by nursing staff
• Cleaning and wash up of all equipment, machinery and crockery associated with catering services
• Assisting food production staff with the basic preparation of meals
• Undertaking picking and packing of patient meal components
• Supporting the overall delivery of patient meals to ward level
• Complying with Food Hygiene Regulations and the HACCP system
• Maintaining high personal hygiene standards
• Complying with Health & Safety regulations and completing manual handling, risk assessment and fire safety training
• Reporting faulty equipment

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job Knowledge

• Ability to work with people as part of a team
• Effective verbal skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Ability to meet physical demands of the job
• Ability to carry out tasks assigned effectively in a demanding and busy environment

Training

• Initial Departmental Training
• Completion of Departmental Lesson Plans held within the Training Manual
• Ongoing training to meet changes in Health & Safety, Food Safety, Moving and Handling and Infection Control Protocols
• Basic Food Hygiene
• COSHH
• Knowledge of departmental quality systems
• Ability to perform all tasks and duties throughout the department; staff will be trained to facilitate cross service working commensurate with job descriptions for Facilities Assistant (Porter & Catering - Patient/Retail) if required at site level

Experience

• Working knowledge of Health & Safety and Infection Control
• Food Safety Certificate (not essential as training will be given)
• Working within a large organisation

What we offer

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities
• Minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e learning and classroom based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Contact

For an informal discussion, please contact Kathleen Callaghan, Catering Manager, or email .

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates.

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From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part time working hours will be reduced on a pro rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recognises the importance of work life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as "various", we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

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