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Job reference: 194655
Salary: Band 2 (£23,362 - £25,368)
Job closing date: 01/10/2024
Job Type: Support Services
Location: The Balfour
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 30
Job posted date: 17/09/2024
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Orkney
Department: Catering

Job Advert

General Catering Assistant

The Balfour

Band 2 - £24,866 - £26,872 including distance islands allowance pro rata per annum

Part time – 30 hours per week (Monday – Friday 0930-1600)

Permanent

The Catering Team provides 365 days per year cover which attracts enhanced rates (44% - 88%):

  • Saturdays - £17.87 - £19.35 per hour. 
  • Sundays and Public Holidays - £23.13 - £25.06 per hour. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Catering Assistant to work within the Catering Team at the Balfour to provide assistance in all aspects of food preparation, restaurant operation and customer service.

The Catering Service provides a high-quality patient meal service to the Balfour, providing 3 meals per day for up to 43 patients. A public restaurant service is also provided for staff and members of the public, serving upwards of 200 meals per day. This role will also entail providing assistance to the chefs, the service of food at the restaurant and delivering meals to .wards.

The successful candidate will work as part of a small team, providing a high standard of kitchen support under the direction of the Supervisor Chef/Retail & Restaurant Supervisor and Catering Team Lead.

If there are applicants that do not have a elementary food hygiene certificate, they will be able to undertake training towards this qualification which will be provided by NHS Orkney, through other partners.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check

If you would like further information about these posts please contact Lorna Delday, Catering Team Lead, The Balfour, Kirkwall, Tel 01856 888213 or email lorna.delday@nhs.scot

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