Catering Operative- Bridlington

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bridlington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bridlington is seeking an enthusiastic Catering Operative to join their team. The role involves serving food, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring food safety standards. Ideal candidates should be adaptable, self-motivated, and possess strong interpersonal skills. Full training will be provided, with enhanced rates for weekend work.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Catering experience preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Serving food and drink to customers in the Dining Room.
• Using ovens to regenerate food and keeping the ward kitchen clean.
• Monitoring food temperatures as part of HACCP.

Skills

Team Player

Interpersonal Skills

Organisational Skills

Time Management

Adaptability

Job description

Contract Type - Permanent

Hours - 12 hours per week, working hours 3.30pm - 7.30pm alternate weekends

Base - Bridlington Hospital

Are you a strong team player, friendly and motivated? Then we may have the role for you!

Bridlington Hospital Catering Department requires an enthusiastic Catering Operative to work in all areas of the Catering Department, Main Kitchen 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.

Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Serving food and drink to customers in the Dining Room
• Working on the tills
• Using 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 involves working in cold rooms to pick patient food
• Also working in pot wash.
  
  

The ideal candidate will have catering experience, be fantastic with customers, a good team player and able to work on their own unsupervised. Full training will also be provided. Enhanced rates apply when working at the weekend.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michael Sewell Job title: Catering Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01723 385320

Michael Sewell

01723 585320