Job reference: 255545
Salary: Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
Job closing date: 01/09/2026
Job Type: Support Services
Location: Western Isles Hospital
Employment type: Staff Bank
Hours Per Week: 0.25
Job posted date: 18/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
Department: Catering

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Bank Catering Assistant

Band 2 £26,696 - £28,988 (pro rata)

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,461 (pro rata)

Bank post


We are looking for a Bank Catering Assistant to join our existing team. Previous experience would be an advantage. Duties will include food preparation, food service, counter service and maintaining a high level of cleanliness throughout the department. If you have good communication skills with a positive and flexible approach to work then we would like to hear from you.

Additional benefits of working for NHS Western Isles:

  • Enhanced rates of pay for weekend working
  • Generous annual leave entitlements
  • Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
  • A Carer Positive employer with access to paid special leave
  • Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provisions

For further information regarding this post please contact George Maciver, Catering Services Manager, Western Isles Hospital Tel: 01851 708133 or george.maciver@nhs.scot

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CLOSING DATE: 01/09/2026


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