Catering Assistant

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Dewsbury is seeking a motivated team member for their catering department. The role involves providing a safe and nutritious food service to patients and staff, ensuring compliance with food hygiene regulations. Candidates should possess a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate and experience in a commercial catering environment. This is a permanent part-time position with shifts between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM, totaling 22.5 hours per week.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Access to NHS pension plan

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Must possess Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or IEHO.
• Experience in a commercial catering environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritious food service to patients and staff.
• Ensure food hygiene and safety regulations are followed.
• Handle food products correctly in compliance with policies.

Skills

Ability to follow written and given instruction

Experience in commercial catering

Food hygiene level two

Job description

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 16.00pm - 22.5 hours per week. The salary for this role will be on a pro-rata basis.

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

* Previous applicants need not apply*

We reserve the right to close the advert early once sufficient applications are received.

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 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.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or IEHO - (Basic Food Hygiene Certificate)
• Previous experience of working in a commercial catering environment
• Able to follow written and given instruction

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.