Catering Assistant

The Role

Working as part of the Catering team to deliver a range of food and beverages in line with Food Hygiene legislation and NHS Lanarkshire policies and procedures to meet the nutritional needs of patients, staff, and users of NHS Lanarkshire services.

To work alongside and support new staff in the working environment.

NHS Lanarkshire. Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

• Knowledge of catering standards and related procedures.
• Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4‑6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked), to achieve full competency across a range of duties.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks.
• Required to undertake Prevention, Assessment & Management of Violence or Aggression (PaMOVA) training levels 1 and 2, if identified following an appropriate risk assessment.
• Undertake NHS Lanarkshire compulsory training.
• Undertake mandatory Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) standards.
• Undertake and complete NHSS Catering Services Workbook.
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment.
• Required to obtain the Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Permanent

9.9 hours

Please note this is a part‑time post and the salary for this position will be pro‑rata.

This role will be based in the Catering Department within University Hospital Wishaw.

While this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Helen Brown, Catering Manager, Helen.

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on nicole.hetherin (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service.
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays.
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension).
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service.
• Occupational health services.
• Employee counselling services.
• Work‑life Balance policies and procedures.

NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information:
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.