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York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management; Malton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27–33 days annual leave (depending on信

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Job summary

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management is seeking a Cleaning & Catering Operative for Malton Community Hospital. The role involves maintaining cleanliness across designated wards and providing a catering service, with full training provided.

The post operates Monday to Friday, 13:00–20:00, at Malton Base, within the Trust’s Facilities Management Team. The role requires a team player with a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Ability to lift items and operate cleaning machinery as per schedule.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining cleanliness in designated wards/areas according to the work schedule.
• Undertaking specialist cleaning under supervision.
• Assisting with distribution of meals to wards.
• Plating meals to meet dietary requirements of patients.
• Making and refilling hot drinks and water jugs.

Skills

Cleaning & catering

Team player

Willingness to learn

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Cleaning & Catering Operative - Malton | York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’

Company: York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management

Hours - Monday to Friday 13.00-20.00 (6.5 hours per day), 30 minutes lunch break

Base - Malton

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 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.

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

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.

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

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].

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.

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management