Dining Room Assistant/Cook

Riverside Healthcare Ltd; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Riverside Healthcare Ltd is recruiting for a part-time catering post at Kendray Hospital. The role involves preparing and cooking meals, serving staff, patients and visitors, and supporting events. You will work on a 20-hour rota that includes weekends and bank holidays, in a fast-paced NHS setting.

You should be passionate about food, understand food safety, and contribute to a clean, safe kitchen environment while collaborating with a team to deliver high-quality meals.

Qualifications

• Food safety and hygiene in healthcare environments.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hospital catering setting.
• Willingness to learn and follow NHS policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook mouth-watering dishes using fresh ingredients.
• Maintain a safe, nutritious, and appealing meal service for service users, staff and visitors.
• Assist in cleaning duties and uphold NHS cleaning standards.

Skills

Food safety

Hygiene awareness

Teamwork

Job description

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We are looking to recruit hardworking, enthusiastic individuals to join our Catering Team based in the Central Production Unit and Dining Room at Kendray Hospital. 1 x 20 hour post on a rota basis, this includes weekends and bank holidays.

Job Summary

We are looking to recruit hardworking, enthusiastic individuals to join our Catering Team based in the Central Production Unit and Dining Room at Kendray Hospital. 1 x 20 hour post on a rota basis, this includes weekends and bank holidays. 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. Responsibilities will include the preparation and cooking of mouth-watering dishes using fresh ingredients to the required standards, you must possess a true passion for food. 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, 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.

Main duties of the job

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

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, we are unable to sponsor anyone for a skilled worker visa for this role.

We are happy to accept applications from candidates who can prove their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes. Such applications will be considered alongside all other applications.

About Us

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.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted 12 October 2026

Pay scheme