Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Catering Assistant
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Bank Catering Assistant - Restaurant
Department: Hotel Services
Band 2 £25,272 Per annum, pro rata
Hours: Bank zero hour contract
Be a part of a great team providing a professional service to Staff, Visitors and Patients.
Milton Keynes Hospital has a fresh cook staff restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, and evening meal along with snacks and a proud to serve Costa.
We are pleased that many of our existing catering staff have worked in the department for a long time which makes it a great place to work in an ever-changing environment. If you are welcoming, have great customer service skills, you need to apply for this role.
We are looking for a team member that has worked in a busy Restaurant and has a passion for keeping the environment clean and tidy. The restaurant offers on-site hospitality and retail and is a busy, fast-paced environment. We want you to be part of a team that makes a real difference to our staff restaurant enhancing patients and staff experience whilst in hospital. Don’t worry if you have not worked in a hospital before - full training and induction will be given, special diets, food allergens, food hygiene and foodservice.
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Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: 6 August 2026
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Post holders will be responsible for assembling and delivering food and provisions across Milton Keynes University Hospital sites in accordance with specified standards.
Post holders will be required to provide a wide range of Catering service-related tasks within Milton Keynes University Hospital sites.
The post holder will aid in cooking tasks and food preparation as per daily work plan using different cooking and preparation methods, keeping to time schedules set out by the Supervisor.
Estates and Ancillary agree they have good support for a healthy work-life balance, rating a 6.92 out of 10. (NHS Staff Survey 2024).
Benefits
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust's values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
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- Free on-site parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Discounted gym membership
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- On-site nursery (chargeable)
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Francesco Fiore
- Job title: Catering Manager
- Email address: francesco.fiore@mkuh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01908 996098
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