Cheswold Park Hospital
Dining Room Assistant/Cook
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Dining Room Assistant/Cook
Role: Catering Assistant (Part-Time) – Kendray Hospital
Job Summary
We are recruiting hardworking and enthusiastic individuals to join our Catering Team based in the Central Production Unit and Dining Room at Kendray Hospital.
- A 1 x 20-hour rota-based shift (including weekends and bank holidays).
- Responsibility for providing a safe, nutritious, and exciting meal service to service users, staff, and visitors.
- Involvement in preparing functions and special events, ensuring diversity and challenge in the role.
- Passion for food required to prepare mouth-watering dishes using fresh ingredients to hospital standards.
Core focus areas:
- Food safety, cleanliness, and hygiene (CAA, NHS standards).
- Teamwork in a fast-paced environment; use initiative to prioritise duties.
- Professional conduct and compliance with NHS policies.
Uniform will be provided.
Responsibilities
Key Duties & Expectations:
✔ Prepare and cook meals meeting Food Hygiene General Regulations 1995 standards.
✔ Work within a team environment, supporting catering service development while maintaining service excellence.
✔ At the supervisor’s discretion:
- Assist in other departmental tasks for service efficiency.
- Support catering tasks across Trust sites as required.
✔ Cash handling (post-meal clear-up) while adhering to food hygiene and health & safety regulations.
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✔ Maintain dining room hygiene standards in line with cleaning schedules.
✔ Organise and provide efficient service for meetings, working lunches, and functions.
✔ Continuous personal skills development to meet departmental objectives.
✔ Problem-solving and proactive communication with colleagues.
Additional Considerations:
- Flu vaccination strongly encouraged to safeguard staff and patients.
- No sponsorship for UK skilled worker visas—applicants must meet UK right-to-work requirements or use alternative visa routes.
About Us
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust:
- Provides community, mental health, and learning disability services for Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield.
- Low and medium secure services as a lead provider for West Yorkshire.
- Mission: Help people reach their potential through high-quality, timely care for communities.
Our Values:
- Commitment to unpaid members (staff/patients) shaping the Trust via accountability.
- Diversity and inclusion meaningful to our 4,500+ staff and communities (14,300+ members).
- Safeguarding protections across all staff.
The Trust reserves the right to close vacancies ahead of deadlines.
Work Arrangements:
- NHS Band 2, Part-Time role (pro-rata pay under Agenda for Change, avg.: £25,272/year).
- Flexible working via rota.
- Location: Kendray Hospital, Doncaster Road, Barnsley,S70 3RD, UK.
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Contact: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Website:
Recruitment Notes
- Application integrity: Freedom to self-disclose AI auxiliary tools on application forms. Excess reliance discouraged—candidates screened for authenticity.
Person Specification
Essential Requirements:
Physical Attributes:
• Ability to perform duties with a satisfactory sickness record (prior 2 years)—treated fairly per disability/pregnancy legislation.
Skills & Knowledge:
• Food knowledge: Passion for high-quality dishes via Food Hygiene certifications (Level 3 or self-committing). • HACCP system familiarity (standard compliance).
Teamwork:
• Benchmarked for teamwork, prioritisation, and customer communication skills.
Academic Basis:
• Accredited catering qualifications equivalent to NVQ 706/1 & 2 (or self-committed to achieving).
Experience:
• Demonstrable catering/testing experience spanning teamwork and customer interaction.
Desirable: • Till transaction experience as preferable support for cash-handling tasks.
Employer detarnings:
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Kendray Hospital Doncaster Road Barnsley,S70 3RD, England www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk
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