Cleaning and Catering Operative - Malton

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’; Malton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave increasing to 33

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Job summary

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management is seeking a part-time Cleaning and Catering Operative (Band 2) at Malton Community Hospital. The post is 12 hours per week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 17:00-20:00, with a permanent contract.

You will help maintain ward cleanliness and provide catering services, supported by full training. We offer NHS Pension, 27 days leave (rising to 33), relocation assistance up to 30% of salary, and access to learning and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Good basic education which includes reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• A willingness to complete appropriate qualifications or training relevant to the role as and when required
• BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area, and provide a catering service on the wards
• Ensuring that the ward/area you are assigned to is cleaned in accordance with the work schedule for that area
• Undertaking specialist cleaning as required under the guidance of the Facilities Supervisor and/or Nurse in Charge and/or Infection Prevention Department
• Assisting with the distribution of meals to wards
• Plating up of meals, ensuring the dietary requirements of patients are met
• Making and distributing hot drinks and cleaning and refilling water jugs

Skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to work as an effective team

Education

BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent

Job description

Main area Cleaning & Catering Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 17.00-20.00 Hours Part time - 12 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 17.00-20.00, 3 hours each day) Job ref 419-8197493-CC-FM

Employer York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’ Employer type NHS Site Malton Community Hospital Town Malton Salary £25,272 per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59

Cleaning and Catering Operative - Malton

Band 2

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

Contract - Permanent

Hours - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 17.00-20.00,3 hours a day

Base - Malton Community Hospital

Are you looking for a post based within our York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management Team?

Are you a strong team player, kind, friendly and motivated?

Then we may have the role for you!

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) are looking for approachable and flexibleCleaning and Catering Operatives to join our team at Malton Community Hospital. Experience is not necessary as full training will be given, but a willingness to learn and develop your skills is essential.

The main function of this post is to participate in maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area, and providing a catering service.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role are maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area, and provide a catering service on the wards.

Your duties will include, but are not limited to;

• Ensuring that the ward/area you are assigned to is cleaned in accordance with the work schedule for that area. This will include lifting items and operating cleaning machinery, some of which is industrial standard
• Undertaking specialist cleaning as required under the guidance of the Facilities Supervisor and/or Nurse in Charge and/or Infection Prevention Department
• Assisting with the distribution of meals to wards
• Plating up of meals, ensuring the dietary requirements of patients are met
• Making and distributing hot drinks and cleaning and refilling water jugs

Working for our organisation

To find out more about working for our Trust, please visit:

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person specification

Skills and attributes

• Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
• Ability to work as an effective team member

Education, qualifications and training

• Good basic education which includes reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• A willingness to complete appropriate qualifications or training relevant to the role as and when required
• BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge Required

• An understanding of the importance of hygiene
• An understanding of the importance of health and safety COSHH procedures Infection prevention and control Knowledge of the safe use of cleaning equipment/machinery
• Experience in a similar role or industry

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP (YTHFM LLP) provides a full range of estates and facilities services to York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, together with project management for capital investments. YTHFM LLP is a partnership between York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited.

New starters will be employed by YTHFM and not directly by the NHS, however, they will enjoy the same terms and conditions as NHS staff covered by Agenda for Change. YTHFM employees have access to the NHS pension scheme.

For further information about York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management type ythfm.co.uk in your internet search bar.

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be availableon a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the post. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will ask to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [emailprotected] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will have to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a