Bank Catering Assistant

NHS; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Join NHS as a Bank Catering Assistant to ensure a safe and nutritious food service for staff and patients across Harrogate and Ripon hospitals. You will be responsible for food handling, hygiene compliance, and delivering high-quality meals. This role offers part-time hours with competitive benefits, supporting the NHS's commitment to community healthcare.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Lifestyle discounts programme

Generous leave entitlement

Enhanced pay for evenings, weekends, and holidays

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• An awareness of hygiene including personal hygiene.
• An ability to drive.
• Ability to work in Harrogate & Ripon.

Responsibilities

• Provide a hygienic and nutritious food service.
• Serve meals in an appetising and attractive manner.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene legislation.

Skills

Hygiene awareness

Food handling

Customer care

Job description

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Job Summary

To provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely food service for patients / staff restaurant. He / she will assist in the delivery of a high standard of food service which meets the requirements of food hygiene legislation, Trust Food Safety Policy and national standards as dictated by the government's national plan.

Job Summary

To provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely food service for patients / staff restaurant. He / she will assist in the delivery of a high standard of food service which meets the requirements of food hygiene legislation, Trust Food Safety Policy and national standards as dictated by the government's national plan.

**Please note this post will be split between Harrogate Hospital and Ripon Hospital.**

Main duties of the job

• The hygienic handling of food products in accordance with food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP).
• Observation of statutory and trust food hygiene regulations.
• The post holder will provide a patient food service, staff restaurant service, under the guidance of supervisors to patients / restaurant within the hospital.
• Regeneration of patient food using equipment as trained.
• To observe portion control guidance.
• Serving patient / staff meals in an appetising and attractive manner.
• Ensure that food products are correctly served according to instruction.
• Taking and recording of food temperatures and seeking further instruction where these are outside appropriate temperature limits.
• To be involved in the general cleaning following the appropriate cleaning schedules.
• Appropriate disposal of waste in accordance with instruction.
• Check stock deliveries into the catering department and complete the appropriate documentation.
• Ensure stock is dated and stock rotation procedures are observed.
• Complies with health and safety regulations.
• Observes the quality control procedure within the catering department.
• Ensure that personal appearance, conduct and customer care are of the highest standard.
• ability to drive
• ability to work in Harrogate & ripon hospital
  
  

About Us

All our colleagues play an important role in ensuring that we continue to provide the best possible NHS healthcare service for our community. In return, we offer the following exciting benefits and opportunities:

• Support and wellbeing - Counselling via CiC, a comprehensive employee assistance programme, gives free access to expert help and support for life's ups and downs - physical and mental health, finances, abuse, learning - 24/7, 365 days a year, including telephone support and counselling
• Lifestyle savings - Viv-up, plus entitlement to a free Blue Light Card, together provide more than 15,000 discounts; from large national retailers to local businesses, across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and many more
• Benefits - a range of competitive employee benefits including generous leave entitlement, pension scheme, enhanced rates for working evenings, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays, plus the opportunity for flexible working to support individual needs
• Training and Development - apprenticeships, on-the-job and formal training courses provide the skills needed and as a leading facilities and estates organisation there are opportunities to develop further including career progression, supporting our commitment to net zero by being a Green Plan Champion or Social Media Champion to support our communication
  
  

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

421-HIF-3090S

Job locations

Harrogate Hospital/Ripon Community Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact David Haynes on

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact David Haynes on

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Previous experience within catering.
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• An awareness of hygiene including personal hygiene.
• An awareness of the hospital and what activities may occur
  
  

Desirable

• Handling and lifting awareness.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• An awareness of hygiene including personal hygiene.
• An awareness of the hospital and what activities may occur
  
  

Desirable

• Handling and lifting awareness.
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate Integrated Facilities

Address

Harrogate Hospital/Ripon Community Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate Integrated Facilities

Address

Harrogate Hospital/Ripon Community Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Laundry and Drycleaning Services

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