Kitchen Porter/Delivery Driver

NHS; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Harrogate seeks a Driver Kitchen Porter to maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment. Responsibilities include meal delivery, cleanliness of kitchens, and supporting patient care. The ideal candidate is reliable, hardworking, and possesses a full UK driving licence. Join a dedicated team that plays a vital role in patient well-being with competitive employment benefits.

Qualifications

• Able to follow food safety, hygiene, and infection control standards.
• Flexible and committed to providing excellent support to patients and staff.
• Previous experience within catering.

Responsibilities

• Support the team with a range of kitchen porter duties.
• Assist with the delivery of patient meals.
• Clean kitchens and associated areas to required standards.
• Carry out deep cleaning of catering equipment.
• Unload and unpack deliveries, ensuring correct storage.

Skills

Reliability

Hardworking

Team player

Good levels of customer service

Tools

Full, clean UK driving licence

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Driver Kitchen Porter to join our dedicated and professional Catering Team at Harrogate District Hospital.

In this role, you will:

• Support the team with a range of kitchen porter duties, helping maintain a clean, safe, and efficient working environment.
• Assist with the delivery of patient meals, ensuring food is transported safely and on time.
• Work across two local outlets in Harrogate and provide delivery services to Ripon Hospital.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Reliable, hardworking, and a good team player.
• Able to follow food safety, hygiene, and infection control standards.
• Flexible and committed to providing excellent support to patients and staff.
• In possession of a full, clean UK driving licence.

This role offers the chance to be part of a supportive team, contributing directly to patient care and wellbeing.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for hardworking and dependable Kitchen Porters to join our catering team. As a Kitchen Porter, you will play an essential role in keeping our kitchens clean, safe, and well organised. Your work will ensure that patients and staff receive a high standard of food service every day.

• Clean kitchens, associated areas, refrigerators, and food stores to required standards.
• Carry out deep cleaning of floors, wall surfaces, and catering equipment (e.g., fryers, ovens, bain-maries).
• Wash pots, pans, utensils, and crockery used by staff and patients.
• Ensure food waste is disposed of correctly and stored in the designated outside location.
• Assist with delivery of meals, collection of crockery, and movement of goods as required.
• Unload and unpack deliveries, ensuring correct storage and stock rotation.
• Follow Health & Safety and Food Hygiene regulations at all times.
• Support colleagues and work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• Undertake additional duties as requested by the Catering Manager or Supervisors.

Person Specification

• Good levels of customer service
• An awareness of hygiene including personal hygiene
• Drivers Licence
• Previous experience within catering.

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.

About us

Harrogate Integrated Facilities (HIF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Harrogate and District Foundation Trust (HDFT). HIF supplies services to the hospital and community services with respect to Maintenance, Sterile Services, Portering, Catering, Equipment Library, Linen and Sewing Room, Security, Car Parking, General Office, Front Desk, Reception, Waste Management, Courier Services, Security Services and Domestics.

Our mission is to be an exceptional provider of integrated facilities for the benefit of our communities, our staff and our partners.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the company does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.