Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 20 hours per week (to be worked 4pm-8pm 5 days over 7 including weekends and Bank Holidays)
- Job ref
- 419-81550-C-FM-NR
- Employer
- York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Teaching Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £25,272 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Catering Service Operative - Acute Patient
Band 2
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
Contract Type - Permanent
Hours - 20 Hours per week
Base - York
Are you a strong team player, friendly and motivated? Then we may have the role for you!
York Hospital Catering Department requires enthusiastic Catering Operatives .
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
To find out more about working for our Trust, please visit:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
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: [email protected]
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.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and priortise work effectively
- Ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, employees and visitors
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to working practices
- Ability to demonstrate tolerance and empathy with employees and clients at all times
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good basic education including reading, writing and numeracy skills
- Basic understanding of how important food safety is
- Be able to understand and follow written and verbal instructions
- Awareness of security and access control within the workplace
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- You will go through an induction programme on appointment for a number of weeks to provide the relevant training required for the role
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sandra Pearson
- Job title
- Acute Patient Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 724504
- Additional information
Contact name: Claire Sturdy
Contact email: [email protected]
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