Job Description

Job Title: Catering Assistant Trust: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location: Pinderfields Hospital Pay rate: \xc2\xa311.45 per hour plus enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays Hours / Shifts: 37.5 hrs per week, 07:30 \xe2\x80\x93 15:30 & 11:30 \xe2\x80\x93 19:30 on a rota basis (5 days over 7, working 2 weekends out of 3, including bank holidays) NHS Professionals require a pro-active and hardworking catering assistant to work within the catering department at Pinderfields Hospital. We have an ongoing placement opportunity available for a catering assistant at Pinderfields Hospital. Catering assistants are responsible for cooking food in NHS hospitals and other services making sure our patients and staff have highly nutritious, high-quality food. You\'ll work with the catering manager to make sure that food and drink is nutritious and appetising. The food must meet patients\' medical and cultural needs including, for example, gluten free, low fat, soft food, halal, and vegetarian. Your duties will include but are not limited to: \xc2\xb7 The hygienic handling of food products \xc2\xb7 Provide a food service to wards and the staff restaurant \xc2\xb7 Serving patient/staff meals \xc2\xb7 Taking and recording of food temperatures \xc2\xb7 General cleaning of kitchen \xc2\xb7 Complying with health and safety regulations Skills required: \xc2\xb7 Needs to be physically fit \xc2\xb7 Level 2 Food Safety certificate is desirable \xc2\xb7 Awareness of food hygiene and food safety \xc2\xb7 Basic literacy and numeracy \xc2\xb7 Previous experience of working in a commercial catering environment About the trust Mid Yorkshire is a local Trust providing compassionate, expert care for over half a million people every year, in their homes, in the community and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields. We believe everyone matters. We recognise everyone has unique experiences, and we strive to give care that meets each person\xe2\x80\x99s needs. Our staff are as diverse as the communities we serve. And we believe we are stronger when we celebrate, value and support our differences. We believe if our staff are happy, our patients experience will be positive. We\xe2\x80\x99re listening, learning and improving because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place for care. We support each other through the good and challenging times. And we\xe2\x80\x99re proud to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits: \xc2\xb7 Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week \xc2\xb7 Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime \xc2\xb7 Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts \xc2\xb7 Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your \xe2\x80\x9cMy Bank\xe2\x80\x9d shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone \xc2\xb7 Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements \xc2\xb7 Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more \xc2\xb7 Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us \xc2\xb7 Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours Who are NHS Professionals? We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equal opportunities\xe2\x80\x99 organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply. Apply Today By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas. Disclaimer Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. NHS Professionals manage your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website. Job Types: Part-time, Temporary contract Salary: \xc2\xa311.45 per hour Benefits:

• Company pension

• Monday to Friday