The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Catering Assistant

The closing date is 19 September 2025

Job summary

** Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. ** The Catering Department at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic team member to join our fast paced and friendly team based at Dewsbury Hospital. You will provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely food service for patients, visitors and staffs. Your duties will be varied and no day will ever be the same. You will play an integral role within the team in ensuring that the food prepared and delivered is of the highest quality and the department is cleaned to the highest standard. To work in busy catering department to serve meals for patients and staff/visitors working as part of a team in patient wash up and to facilitate in ensuring a clean and safe environment. Also willing to work in other areas of the catering department to serve patients/restaurant. Be able to work on their own and have food hygiene level two. This is a permanent part time position, working Monday to Friday with shifts between 16.30pm to 19.30pm, 15 hours per week. * Pay is pro-rata for part time positions * * Please note this advert may close early *

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the food preparation and serving areas for patients, staffs and visitors. A willingness to work within other areas of the catering department essential to ensure continuity of service. Ensuring that food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP) are observed at all times.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

04 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

000566

Job locations

Dewsbury District Hospital

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The hygienic handling of food products in accordance with food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP).
Observation of statutory and Trust food hygiene regulations.

The post holder will provide a food service to wards and the staff restaurant under the guidance of supervisors to patients/restaurants within the hospital.
Regeneration of patient food using equipment as trained.
To observe portion control guidance.
Serving patient/staff meals in an appetising and attractive manner.
Ensure that food products are correctly re-generated according to instruction.
Taking and recording of food temperatures and seeking further instruction where these are outside appropriate temperature limits.
To be involved in the general cleaning following the appropriate cleaning schedules.
Appropriate disposal of waste in accordance with instruction.
Check stock deliveries into the catering department and complete the appropriate documentation.
Ensure stock is dated and stock rotation procedures are observed.
Complies with health and safety regulations.
Observes the quality control procedure within the catering department.
Ensure that personal appearance, conduct and customer care are of the highest standard.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The hygienic handling of food products in accordance with food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP).
Observation of statutory and Trust food hygiene regulations.

The post holder will provide a food service to wards and the staff restaurant under the guidance of supervisors to patients/restaurants within the hospital.
Regeneration of patient food using equipment as trained.
To observe portion control guidance.
Serving patient/staff meals in an appetising and attractive manner.
Ensure that food products are correctly re-generated according to instruction.
Taking and recording of food temperatures and seeking further instruction where these are outside appropriate temperature limits.
To be involved in the general cleaning following the appropriate cleaning schedules.
Appropriate disposal of waste in accordance with instruction.
Check stock deliveries into the catering department and complete the appropriate documentation.
Ensure stock is dated and stock rotation procedures are observed.
Complies with health and safety regulations.
Observes the quality control procedure within the catering department.
Ensure that personal appearance, conduct and customer care are of the highest standard.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.