Catering Assistant | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,272 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Banbury, OX16 9AL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	31 Aug 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

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 hours - Alternate Weekends

Are you looking for a role where no experience is necessary and full training is provided?

Would you like to do a role that makes a difference and supports patients in hospital?

Yes! Read on...

We are seeking a Catering Assistant to join our well established and friendly team at Horton General Hospital, Banbury, Oxfordshire.

As the Catering Assistant you will work as part of a dedicated team providing professional and customer focused catering service to patients. Full training and development is provided as well as the opportunity to gain food hygiene qualifications.

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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 work

access to a number of local and national discounts - on holidays, insurance, shopping and a whole lot more

an industry leading pension

an environment where you can expect to be supported and developed.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 viewOUH 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 theOUH YouTube channel.

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

This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026

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