Food Services Assistant 20hrs FTC

Food Services Assistant (Ref: 215463)

Fixed Term Post for 10 months

Part Time – 20 hours per week

Friday 1100 – 1500 Saturday & Sunday 0830 – 1730

Hourly rate of pay - Friday £13.87, Saturday £18.40, Sunday £24.00

Band 2 - Salary Range £24,647 - £26,763 per annum (pro rata)

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £2,380 per annum (pro rata)

A vacancy has arisen for a Food Service Assistant within our main production kitchen. Good food is essential to patient care. Catering teams provide freshly cooked meals that meet patients needs, the catering department also provide meals to the canteen for staff and visitors to access. A Food Service Assistant plays an important role within the catering team, providing support in preparing food trollies, ensuring equipment is washed and cleaned, supporting the Chef with basic food prep and more.

We believe in team-working, developing your skills and keeping you safe and well at work; by doing this we aim to fulfil our purpose of providing a quality catering service to all patients, staff and visitors. We believe in supporting each other to achieve this and to help give staff and visitors as comfortable an experience as we can.

We’re looking for people who share our team-working ethos and who have a keen interested in catering. With a good level of basic education and good communication skills, you will need to be able to follow instructions so you can take part in the initial training and induction, which takes place when you start. From there, your manager and colleagues will give you the support you need while you complete your on the job training.

The work you do in the Catering team will be essential to the smooth running of the Health Service in Shetland; you will be a valued member of the team and may have the opportunity to develop skills in other areas of the facilities team if you wish, such as domestic, catering or laundry. Hours of work for this post will be day shifts Friday to Sunday.

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 website here.

Please note that this post is not eligible for sponsorship in line with current Gov.uk guidance. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship BEFORE submitting any applications. Further information can be found here

You will be expected to comply with the Induction Standards and Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers within 3 months of commencing your role – details can be viewed on http://www.hcswtoolkit.nes.scot.nhs.uk/resources/hcsw-standards-and-codes/

For an informal discussion, please contact Susan Tait on 01595 743000 extension 3106.

Closing date: 1st June 2025

Interviews: 9th June 2025

*Please note this is a local advertisement and no relocation or interview expenses are applicable.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.