Patient Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant

Location: NHS Forth Valley
Hours: 20 hours 
Salary: £13.32 per hour

Part time, 12 month Fixed Term Contract

We’re looking for a Catering Assistant to help deliver a high-quality, safe, and person-centred catering service for patients, staff, and visitors. You’ll assist with food preparation, meal service, and cleaning duties across our kitchens, restaurant, and café areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and safety in line with Health & Safety and Food Hygiene regulations.
• Operate catering equipment and handle cash/card payments.
• Support stock rotation and ensure equipment is clean and fit for purpose.
• Provide excellent customer service and respond to requests promptly.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous catering experience is helpful but not essential—full training provided.
• Good communication and customer care skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Flexible, reliable, and able to work under pressure.

What we offer:

• Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Agenda for Change Annual Leave entitlement.
• Access to the Serco benefits portal offering discounts across major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality.
• Health and wellbeing support for you and your family, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs, and more.
• Comprehensive career development opportunities, including role-specific training, leadership coaching, and formal study to support your growth with Serco.
• A safe, inclusive, and supportive culture.
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.