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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 20 hours per week (This may include weekend and BH working)
Job ref
419-6405599-CO-FM
Employer
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’
Employer type
NHS
Site
York Hospital
Town
York
Salary
£22,383 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’ logo

Catering Services Operative - Retail (York)

Band 2

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

  •  We are KIND
  •  We are OPEN
  •  We pursue EXCELLENCE

 We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority

Job overview

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 20 hours per week

Base - York

Ellerby's restaurant is a modern and stylish restaurant located  at York Hospital.  We are looking predominantly for service people who can deliver "Make Their Day" service on a daily basis. The restaurant is fast paced and very busy during lunch times service , mainly serving hospital staff and visitors and we require  someone with lots of drive and energy, "can do" attitude and flexibility to help out in patient ward service and the Barista , when needed.

The restaurant opens from 7am-6pm, Monday to Friday and 9am -4pm on weekends. Shift patterns could be anytime between 11am-7pm and may include weekends .

Every day is different at Ellerby's and tasks include working on the tills, serving on hot counters, working in pot wash or wiping tables and sweeping floors. Exciting times also lay ahead as their are plans to introduce new food concepts such as Subways styled deli and  pizza and also the expansion of the Barista to do hot toasted sandwiches.

Main duties of the job

Duties are but not limited to:

  • Working on the tills and cash handling
  • Serving on hot counters
  • Making fresh pizza's
  • Sandwich artist working on the deli counter
  • Wiping tables and sweeping floors
  • Helping out in Ellerby's Barista making coffee
  • Working in pot wash
  • Helping out working in the wards serving food to patients
  • Assisting in the kitchen when require

Working for our organisation

Our benefits 

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including: 

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 

  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) 

  • A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fullyIf you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage. 

  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave 

  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme 

  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme 

  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities 

  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers 

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. 

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity. 

Working for the Trust 

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. 

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected]. 

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. 

Armed Forces Friendly Employer 

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. 

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements 

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else. 

 YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill.  This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy, and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits.  This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time.   We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Health’s standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Good basic education which includes reading and writing plus basic numeric skills.
Desirable criteria
  • BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential criteria
  • One year work experience in a catering customer front service role.
  • Food service experience
Desirable criteria
  • Barista
  • Sandwich artist
  • Food preparation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Good Business CharterVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Pierre Gomez
Job title
Trust Retail Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01904721455
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