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Salary for this role£25,272 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

NHS roles fall under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 5434, Chefs. Home Office going rate for this occupation: £33,400 a year.

Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

Please note that this post is Part of One LSC - a corporate collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and providing Estates and Facilities Services to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Our team is just that - a team - all supporting each other and working together to achieve the best outcomes, and we are really proud of this. We cannot wait to welcome you to the team when you start, and will have experienced Catering Staff to help you along the way.

This is a challenging but rewarding job role and there's no doubt that will need a motivated, enthusiastic team player, who is willing to work hard within a strong team, to provide a KEY service within the hospital for both staff and patients.

Main duties of the job

Your day to day role will assist with all associated duties connected with the preparation and delivery of staff and patient meal services. You will assist our chefs with food production for all areas including wards, dining rooms and satellite venues. It goes without saying that you will be required to adhere to departmental standards and food hygiene regulations. You will also act at all times in a manner that upholds the Trust's values, working as part of a team to ensure efficiency and excellent customer care.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year Per annum, Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

435-1LSC-LTH45.26

Job locations

Chorley District Hospital

Preston Road, Chorley

Chorley

PR7 1PP

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Chef Assistants job is demanding yet fulfilling, to get the most out of it you will need to be able to do the following:

Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure an accurate exchange of information about catering tasks and service needs
Communicate with a range of customers in person and over the telephone to understand individual needs and provide information relating to the catering service
Undertake all duties relating to food service, including:-
- preparing food service areas and equipment
- serving food and drinks at hospitality events held on Trust premises and occasionally in other locations
- delivering and collecting meal trolleys to/from wards and departments
- clearing and tidying up after any catering operation

Prepare simple food items using appropriate food preparation equipment, including:
- washing, cutting and weighing of ingredients
- cooking simple food and snacks
- storage of food item

Undertake cleaning either manually or using mechanical equipment provided e.g. cleaning of areas, washing of crockery, cutlery and utensils
Report any defective equipment or health and safety hazards to immediate supervisor
Proactively support the continued development of the catering service
Maintain and develop own competence

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Good general education to GCSE standard
Level 2 Certificate in Food Hygiene

Desirable

Basic Health and Safety
Level 3 Certificate in Food Hygiene
Level 2 certificate in H.A.C.C.P
Food Production Qualifications - C&G 706 /NVQ Level 2
COSHH qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Previous experience in the Catering Industry
Previous experience in dealing with the public
Knowledge of Information Governance
Awareness of the standards of hygiene and cleanliness within a healthcare setting

Desirable

Knowledge of Therapeutic diets
Awareness of confidentiality in an NHS environment

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.