242146 Relief Catering Assistant

NHS Scotland • Dumfries, GB • 2d ago

Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is looking to recruit enthusiastic and reliable Bank Catering Assistants to join our busy Catering Department. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a large and supportive team that plays an essential role in delivering high quality catering services to patients, staff and visitors.

As a Bank Catering Assistant, you will support the Catering Production and Services Team in providing an efficient and effective food service. The role involves assisting with food preparation, meal service, delivery of meals to wards and departments, and maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness within the catering environment.

Key responsibilities include assisting with the preparation and service of patient meals including breakfast, lunch and supper, supporting food service within the staff and visitor dining areas, and helping to deliver catering services for internal and external functions. You will also assist with general kitchen duties such as wash up, cleaning, and meal distribution while ensuring that all food safety, hygiene and nutritional standards are met.

The role may also involve basic food preparation and the safe use of catering equipment such as ovens, turbo steamers, food processors, meat slicing machines, deep fat fryers and barista coffee machines. In addition, you will assist with checking deliveries and ensuring that food items are stored correctly in line with food safety legislation and audit requirements.

Successful candidates must be flexible and willing to work across different areas including the kitchen, dining room and other NHS Dumfries and Galloway sites as required. You will work as part of a team with supervisory support while following standard operating procedures and NHS Dumfries and Galloway policies.

This bank role offers flexible working opportunities and shifts will be offered on an as and when required basis.
Working Hours: Flexible shifts between 6.30 am and 9.00 pm

If you are motivated, reliable and enjoy working as part of a team delivering an important service within a healthcare environment, we would welcome your application.

For informal enquiries please contact - jijo.mathew@nhs.scot

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

APPLICATION PROCESS - https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/

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Staff and patients across Dumfries and Galloway enjoy free, unlimited parking at all our hospital sites.

DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND – Some of our posts may require you to undergo a criminal records check. Changes as of the 1 April 2025 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership now sees more roles requiring PVG that may not have needed this check in the past. If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team. If you would like to read more information please visit: Disclosure levels - mygov.scot

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

WORK VISA
If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).

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