Inpatient Catering Assistantt

**Job Title**:InpatientCatering Assistant

**Trust**:Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

**Location**:Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Rd, Wakefield, WF1 4DG

**Shift Pattern**:Monday - Sunday 37.5hrs/week. 07:30-15:30 & 11:30-19:30 Shifts

**Pay**:£11.45 per hour plus enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays

NHS Professionals require three pro-active and hardworking Catering Assistants to work within the inpatient catering department at Pinderfields Hospital.

We have three 6-week placement opportunities available for Catering Assistants at Pinderfields Hospital. Catering Assistants are responsible for assisting in the food production processes in NHS hospitals and other services making sure our patients and staff have highly nutritious, high-quality food.

**What you’ll be responsible for**:

- Washing the returning food trolleys, crockery, and cutlery.
- Any general cleaning that is needed.

**You’ll have the following skills/experience**:

- Experience in a similar role
- Food Safety L2 OR Food Hygiene Certificate (mandatory)
- Food hygiene knowledge
- A good understanding of spoken and written English.
- Experience in a similar role (though full training given)

**As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits**:

- **Competitive pay rates-** work this week, get paid next week
- **Essential support when you need it
- 24/7 365 days**:

- call us anytime
- **Multi locational**:

- work across neighbouring Trusts
- **Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go**:

- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- **Varied working options to suit your lifestyle**:

- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- **Training and development opportunities**:

- Keep up with the essentials and more
- **Build holiday allowance for every shift you work**:

- your work life balance is important to us
- **Stakeholder pension scheme available**:

- a flexible future for you and yours

**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’s 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’re 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’re proud to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families.

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

As an equal opportunities’ 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.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £11.45 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person