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York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Holiday entitlement

Relocation package

Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work

Learning & development

Discounts

Job summary

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management is seeking a Catering Service Operative to support acute patient catering. You will deliver food trolleys, reheat meals, and maintain cleanliness and HACCP compliance, with the ability to work alone or as part of a team. Full training provided and enhanced weekend rates apply.

Ideal candidates bring catering experience and excellent customer service, with strong interpersonal and time-management skills to thrive in a busy NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Catering experience preferred or essential.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Able to work well in a team and unsupervised when needed.
• Willing to follow training and learn NHS procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food trolleys to ward areas.
• Regenerate food using ovens.
• Keep kitchen areas clean and hygienic.
• Monitor food temperatures as part of HACCP.
• Wash up and perform general cleaning duties.

Skills

Team player

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Job description

Catering Service Operative - Acute Patient | York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’

Company:

Company: York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management

Are you a strong team player, friendly and motivated? Then we may have the role for you!

You must be able to use initiative, be self-motivated and have strong interpersonal and organisational/time management skills.

Applicants must be able to work under pressure, prioritise their own workload and be able to carry out physical tasks.

Duties include,but are not limited to:

• Delivering food trollies to the ward areas.
• Using ovens to regenerate food.
• Keeping the kitchen areas clean.
• Monitoring food temperatures as part of HACCP.
• Washing up and other general cleaning duties.

The ideal candidate will have catering experience, be fantastic with customers, a good team player and able to work on their own unsupervised. Full training will also be provided. Enhanced rates apply when working at the weekend.

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.

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]

art 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 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 Wednesday 23 Sep 2026

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust