NHS Catering Assistant

NHS Catering Assistant – High-Volume Hospital Catering

Location: Pinderfields Hospital, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Contract: Temporary, 3–6 months Working pattern: 5 days over 7, including weekends and bank holidays Shift times: 06:00–14:00 and 11:00–19:00

Pay rates

• Monday to Friday: £12.71 per hour

• Saturday: £17.64 per hour

• Sunday and bank holidays: £22.90 per hour

Important – Please read before applying

This is a temporary role 3-6 months!

Candidates must be available to work BOTH shift patterns listed below:

• Early shift: 06:30–14:30

• Late shift: 11:00–19:00

You must also be available to work 5 days over 7 and cover 2 weekends out of every 3 weeks as part of the rota.

These working requirements are essential for the role. Please only apply if you can commit to both shift patterns, the weekend rota and the full temporary assignment.

About the role

We are recruiting Catering Assistants to support the high-volume hospital catering service at Pinderfields Hospital, part of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a fast-paced, physically demanding role in a busy healthcare environment, supporting food service for approximately 2,500–5,000 customers per day.

You will work across a range of catering functions, including food preparation, service counters, tills, food regeneration, cleaning and customer service.

The successful candidates will be reliable, hardworking and comfortable working at pace in a demanding environment, maintaining high standards of food hygiene, safety and customer service throughout the day.

This is a temporary Bank assignment through NHS Professionals, expected to last 3–6 months.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high-volume food service across busy hospital catering areas.

• Provide friendly, efficient customer service during peak periods.

• Assist with food preparation, regeneration and service delivery.

• Operate tills and service counters; barista experience is desirable.

• Maintain excellent food hygiene, health and safety and compliance standards.

• Carry out cleaning, replenishment and stock duties across catering areas.

• Work flexibly across different catering functions as required.

• Support the smooth running of the daily catering operation.

Essential experience and requirements

Candidates must have:

• Previous experience in fast-paced catering or hospitality, such as cafés, restaurants, pubs, contract catering or large food outlets.

• A Level 2 Food Safety or Food Hygiene certificate.

• Strong customer service and food handling skills.

• Availability for early and late shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.

• The ability to work 5 days over 7 and cover 2 weekends out of every 3 weeks.

• A successful DBS check, as required for the role.

• The ability to work efficiently under pressure while maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety.

Please ensure you can meet all shift and weekend requirements before submitting your application.

Benefits of joining NHS Professionals

• Competitive pay with weekly payment arrangements.

• Flexible working opportunities, subject to the requirements of the assignment.

• Access to training and development.

• NHS stakeholder pension scheme.

• Holiday pay for every shift worked.

• 24/7 support and access to the My Bank portal to manage shifts and timesheets.

About NHS Professionals

NHS Professionals manages the largest NHS flexible staffing Bank, placing skilled temporary workers across NHS Trusts to support short-, medium- and long-term workforce requirements throughout England.

Apply today to join a busy hospital catering team and play an important role in supporting the delivery of NHS services.

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