Catering Assistant

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a fast-paced catering team at a leading NHS Trust as a Catering Assistant. You will be responsible for providing a hygienic and nutritious food service to patients, contributing to the well-being of those in care. This part-time role supports work-life balance and values diversity, inviting applications from all backgrounds. Enjoy various employee benefits including generous holiday allowances and NHS pension plan.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and well-being services

Flexible working options

Career progression and support

Qualifications

• Experience in food service and customer interaction.
• Ability to work in various catering areas.
• Focus on high standards of hygiene and cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and nutritious food service for patients and staff.
• Ensure cleanliness in food preparation and serving areas.
• Regenerate patient food using equipment as trained.

Skills

Hygienic handling of food

Customer service

Education

Food Hygiene Level Two

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About The Role

• Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. **
  
  

The Catering Department at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic team member to join our fast paced and friendly team based at Dewsbury Hospital.

You will provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely food service for patients, visitors and staffs.

Your duties will be varied and no day will ever be the same. You will play an integral role within the team in ensuring that the food prepared and delivered is of the highest quality and the department is cleaned to the highest standard.

To work in busy catering department to serve meals for patients and staff/visitors working as part of a team in patient wash up and to facilitate in ensuring a clean and safe environment. Also willing to work in other areas of the catering department to serve patients/restaurant. Be able to work on their own and have food hygiene level two.

This is a permanent part time position, working Monday to Friday with shifts between 11.00am and 14.30pm, 16 hours per week.

* Pay is pro-rata for part time positions *

*Please note this advert may close early*

Main duties

Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the food preparation and serving areas for patients, staffs and visitors.

A willingness to work within other areas of the catering department essential to ensure continuity of service.

Ensuring that food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP) are observed at all times.

Key Requirements

• 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 food service to wards and the staff restaurant under the guidance of supervisors to patients/restaurants 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 re-generated 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
  
  

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support
  
  

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