Catering Assistant

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated team of Support Services staff within the catering department based at Stratheden Hospital. Main duties are maintaining a clean safe working environment for the delivery of the catering service, covering duties within the main kitchen as required, some basic food preparation and serving staff, patients and visitors in our dining room. An up to date Food Hygiene Certificate, and previous experience of working within a large scale catering environment would be an advantage although full training will be provided. Excellent rate of pay, uniform and PPE supplied, access to workplace pension scheme, family friendly policy and generous annual leave entitlement 27 days on commencement plus 8 public holidays.

Hours will be from 11am to 3pm Monday to Friday.

Please be advised that this job role does not qualify for a skilled worker visa/ sponsorship.

For more information please contact Catering Supervisor on between the hours of 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.