Cleaning & Catering Operative

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (LLP); York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facilities management service is seeking Cleaning & Catering Operatives to join their team in Scarborough. This role involves maintaining cleanliness and providing catering services, with no prior experience required as comprehensive training will be provided. Ideal candidates will be adaptable team players with a passion for delivering high standards of service. This position offers additional benefits including holiday allowance and various staff support.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 to 33 days holiday

Relocation package up to £18k

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Basic understanding or willingness to complete qualifications.
• Experience in the cleaning industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness throughout designated areas.
• Assist with meal distribution to wards.
• Operate cleaning machinery following safety guidelines.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Education

Basic education including reading, writing, and numeracy

Food Hygiene Level 2

Customer service training

Tools

Cleaning machinery

Industrial cleaning equipment

Job description

Go back York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (LLP)

Cleaning & Catering Operative - Scarborough

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Base - Scarborough

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 & Catering Operatives to join our team at Scarborough General 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

About us

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. 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.

Job responsibilities

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

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Please note, if you are under 18 or interested in completing an Apprenticeship we encourage you to please contact us at [e-mail]

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. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

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 Britains 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

• Able to work alone and with others as part of a team using initiative

Education, qualifications and training

• Good basic education which includes reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• Basic understanding or a willingness to complete appropriate qualifications and training which includes infection prevention and control o Food Hygiene Level 2
• Customer service training (or to be completed within 6 months of employment start date)
• BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent
• Training in industrial cleaning equipment

Experience and Knowledge Required

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Experience of working in cleaning industry
• Previous experience of working in the NHS
• Able to use small and large pieces of equipment such as Regeneration oven/dishwashers/Floor machinery

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.

Employer name

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (LLP)