Catering Assistant
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Date: 1 week ago
City: York
Contract type: Full time

Job Overview
Leeds & York Partnership NHS Trust are seeking to recruit a Catering Assistant, on a full-time basis, to join our Facilities team in providing lunch & evening meal services. Facilities are a progressive and forward-thinking department looking for a self-motivated Catering Assistant.
Main duties of the job
You will join a catering team preparing fresh food for our service users, and would be required to work 5/7 days a week, which includes working some weekends and Bank holidays. Position is 37.5 hours per week, hours vary between 0700 – 1900 according to rota.
Working for our organisation
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.
We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health.
We perform well against local and national targets and in our most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.
As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
A food safety qualification is essential, and NVQ 2 and experience in NHS catering services would be an advantage.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Leeds & York Partnership NHS Trust are seeking to recruit a Catering Assistant, on a full-time basis, to join our Facilities team in providing lunch & evening meal services. Facilities are a progressive and forward-thinking department looking for a self-motivated Catering Assistant.
Main duties of the job
You will join a catering team preparing fresh food for our service users, and would be required to work 5/7 days a week, which includes working some weekends and Bank holidays. Position is 37.5 hours per week, hours vary between 0700 – 1900 according to rota.
Working for our organisation
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.
We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health.
We perform well against local and national targets and in our most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.
As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
A food safety qualification is essential, and NVQ 2 and experience in NHS catering services would be an advantage.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Suitable NVQ Level 2
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of statutory food legislation, COSHH, H&S and food hygiene
- Preparation of snacks, salads and sandwiches
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