Inpatient Catering Assistant
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust based in Wakefield. The advertised salary is £25,272. Applications close on 22 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. The Catering Departm...
Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the food preparation and serving areas for patients.
A willingness to work within other areas of the catering department essential to ensure continuity of service.
Ensuring that food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP) are observed at all times.
Essential person specification requirements
Essential criteria
- An awareness of all regulatory catering hygiene requirements.
- Good food preparation skills. Able to follow written and given instructions.
- Previous experience of working in a commercial catering environment. Allergen Training.
- To be able to fulfil the physical demands of the role.
- Level Two Food Hygiene certificate or IEHO - (Basic Food Hygiene Certificate).
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of health and safety, handling and lifting. COSHH regulations.
- Able to work with minimum supervision.
- Previous experience of working in a commercial catering environment. Allergen Training.
- To be able to fulfil the physical demands of the role.
- Level Two Food Hygiene certificate or IEHO - (Basic Food Hygiene Certificate).
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Essential: - Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).
How this role compares
We hold 704 NHS vacancies in Yorkshire and the Humber that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £34,944. This role pays less than about 95% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,017 of them in Yorkshire and the Humber.
You have 1 day left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has 20 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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