Catering Assistant AA

NHS Scotland; Margaret; On-site; CAD 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a customer‑facing Catering Assistant to join the Support Services team within the Catering Department. The role is part‑time (19.46 hours per week) with shifts usually between 8am and 4pm, working across Queen Margaret and Lynebank Hospitals' retail units.

The successful candidate should present a neat appearance, be friendly and confident when communicating with colleagues and customers, and hold a basic food hygiene certificate.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a customer facing catering environment is essential.
• Possession of a basic food hygiene certificate is required.
• Able to communicate confidently with colleagues and customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service across hospital retail units.
• Support food service activities during shifts and maintain hygiene standards.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Friendly attitude

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available to join our committed Support Services team within the Catering Department.

This role offers a 19.46 hour working week, with shifts scheduled between 8am and 4pm. The successful candidate will primarily work within our retail units across both Queen Margaret and Lynebank Hospitals.

We are looking for an individual who presents a neat and tidy appearance, has a friendly and positive attitude, and can communicate confidently with both colleagues and customers.

Previous experience in a customer facing catering environment is essential, along with possession of a basic food hygiene certificate.

Informal Enquiries: Saffron Moir 01383 623612 ext 25916

Salary is pro rata for part time hours if applicable

Please be advised that this job role does not qualify for a skilled worker visa/ sponsorship.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

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