Bank Catering Operative - Scarborough

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Scarborough is seeking an enthusiastic Catering Operative to support various kitchen tasks, including serving patients and maintaining cleanliness. Applicants must have strong interpersonal skills, be adaptable, and able to work under pressure. Experience in catering is preferred. This role offers extensive benefits, including an NHS Pension and relocation support.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27–33 days annual leave

Relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

Car Lease and Cycling scheme

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Catering experience preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational/time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivering food to patients and serving in the dining room.
• Working on the tills and keeping the ward kitchen clean.
• Monitoring food temperatures as part of HACCP.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Initiative

Job description

Overview

Scarborough Hospital Catering Department requires an enthusiastic Catering Operative to work in all areas of the Catering Department, Main Kitchen, Satellite and Dining Room. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to be adaptable and flexible, in order to work variable hours. You must be able to use initiative, be self-motivated and have strong interpersonal and organisational/time management skills. Applicants must be able to work under pressure, prioritise their own workload and be able to carry out physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Delivering food to and serving patient food to the ward areas
• Serving food and drink to customers in the Dining Room
• Working on the tills
• Using ward ovens to regenerate food
• Keeping the ward kitchen clean
• Monitoring food temperatures as part of HACCP
• Washing up and other general cleaning duties
• The role also could involve working in cold rooms to pick patient food and also working in pot wash

Qualifications / Ideal candidate

• Strong team player, friendly and motivated
• Adaptable and flexible, able to work variable hours
• Ability to use initiative, be self-motivated with strong interpersonal and organisational/time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and be able to carry out physical tasks
• Catering experience preferred
• Fantastic with customers, a good team player and able to work on their own unsupervised
• Full training will also be provided

Benefits

Enhanced rates apply when working at the weekend.

To find out more about working for our Trust, please visit: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits include: NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.