Inpatient Catering Assistant

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension plan

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee health and wellbeing services

Cycle to work scheme

Family and carer-friendly policies

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a highly motivated Catering Assistant to join our fast paced and friendly catering team primarily based at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, with opportunities to work across Dewsbury and Pontefract Hospitals as required.

You will provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely food service for patients, ensuring that food prepared and delivered is of the highest quality while maintaining high cleanliness standards in the department.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced catering environment is desirable.
• Ability to work as part of a team to maintain smooth service.
• Awareness of food hygiene and HACCP principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth running of food preparation and serving areas for patients.
• Be willing to work in other areas of the catering department to ensure continuity of service.
• Observe food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP) at all times.

Skills

Food service

Teamwork

Hygiene awareness

Flexibility

Job description

If you have any queries, please contact The Vacancy Control Team at [e-mail]

About The Role

Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

The Catering Department at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic team member to join our fast paced and friendly team primarily based based at Pinderfields Hospital but MUST be available to work across all sites including Dewsbury and Pontefract Hospitals as and when required.

You will provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely food service for patients.

Your duties will be varied and no day will ever be the same. You will play an integral role within the team in ensuring that the food prepared and delivered is of the highest quality and the department is cleaned to the highest standard.

There is 1 full time position as follows -

37.5 hours per week - 5 over 7 3 week rota earlies starting at 7.30 to 15.30 and lates 11.30 till 19.30.

Main duties

Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the food preparation and serving areas for patients.

A willingness to work within other areas of the catering department essential to ensure continuity of service.

Ensuring that food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP) are observed at all times.

Essential Person Specification Requirements

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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