Catering Assistant

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking a dedicated Catering Assistant to ensure high-quality food service for patients, staff, and visitors. This role involves meal preparation and maintaining hygiene standards within the catering department. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a basic food hygiene certification. A commitment to teamwork and a good work ethic are essential for providing excellent service. This full-time position includes variable shifts, offering a rewarding career in the healthcare sector.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Car lease and home electronics schemes

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a catering or food service environment is preferred but not essential.
• Ability to work well under pressure and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving meals to patients, staff, and visitors.
• Maintaining a clean and hygienic working environment.
• Adhering to food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Providing excellent customer service.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Work Ethic

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certification

Job description

Job summary** 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 *The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering exceptional patient care. Our catering department plays a vital role in ensuring the well-being of our patients, staff, and visitors.As a Catering Assistant, you will be responsible for providing high-quality food and beverage services within our hospital. Your duties will include:Preparing and serving meals to patients, staff, and visitorsMaintaining a clean and hygienic working environmentAssisting in food preparation and cookingAdhering to food safety and hygiene regulationsProviding excellent customer serviceRequirements:Previous experience in a catering or food service environment is preferred but not essentialStrong work ethic and commitment to providing excellent serviceAbility to work well under pressure and as part of a teamExcellent communication skillsBasic food hygiene certificationWe have 1 full time position available working 5 days over 7 with variable shifts between the hours of 06.30am and 19.00pm, 37.5 hours per week.If you are passionate about providing exceptional food service and are looking for a rewarding career in healthcare, we encourage you to apply.**This advert may close early**

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the food preparation and serving areas for patients, staff and visitors.A willingness to work in other areas of the catering department is essential to ensure continuity of service.Ensuring that food hygiene legislation and the Trusts Food Safety Policy (HACCP) are adhered at all times.Overview of your organisationWe provide care and support to over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, in community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (in Wakefield).Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place to receive care.We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

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, car lease and 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

• 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.
• 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.