The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our team at University Hospital Wishaw. 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.
What we'll need you to bring
* 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.
* 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.
Contract type
Permanent
Part Time
19.8 hours
Please note this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Catering department within University Hospital Wishaw.
The working pattern for this role is: flexible, either 10.15/14.15 or 16.00/20.00.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Helen Brown, Catering Manager on helen.brown3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Carla Vargas, Recruitment Administrator on carla.vargas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
* 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.
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.
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