Catering Assistant - Band 2

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Catering Team member based at Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield. This 30 hours per week role includes weekend and bank holiday work and involves providing safe, nutritious, and exciting meal service to service users, staff and visitors.

You will help prepare functions and events, maintain food safety and hygiene in a healthcare setting, and perform kitchen cleaning to ensure a safe, efficient workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering service within healthcare settings.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices in healthcare.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and ensure safe kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, nutritious and engaging meal service to service users, staff and visitors.
• Assist in preparation for functions and events; adapt to diverse requirements.
• Carry out kitchen cleaning duties and follow NHS hygiene standards in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Catering

Food safety

Cleaning

Healthcare environment

Job description

30 hours per week - previous applicants need not apply

We are looking to recruit hardworking, enthusiastic individuals to join our Catering Team based in the main kitchen at Fieldhead Hospital. This post includes weekend and bank holiday working.

The successful post holders will be required to provide a safe, nutritious and exciting meal service to service users, staff and visitors. You will also participate in the preparation of functions and special events, no two events are the same which will provide you with a challenge and diversity in the job role.

Catering, food safety, cleanliness and hygiene in healthcare environments is paramount; therefore we are looking to appoint staff who are ambitious, motivated and take pride in the work they do.

You will be responsible for cleaning duties in the kitchen this is to ensure a safe, efficient workplace and environment for all. You will adhere to the NHS cleaning standards., The post holder will be required to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment and you will be able to use your initiative to prioritise and organise daily duties. You will maintain a professional approach and comply with all relevant policies and procedures.

You will be part of a team that provides safe and nutritious meal service to service users.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

Salary shown is full time. Salary will be pro rata.