Overview
As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is driven by a bold vision: looking after our community and providing excellent care. Whether you’re starting your NHS journey or bringing expertise from another NHS employer, your skills will make a real difference to the health and lives of Orkney’s 22,000 residents. Our state-of-the-art facility, The Balfour, opened in 2019 and includes modern inpatient wards, an emergency department, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices, and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We are investing in our outer isles to transform patient care across our islands.
Orkney itself offers a unique lifestyle with 70 islands (20 inhabited), stunning landscapes, wildlife, and vibrant culture. It is recognised as one of the UK’s best places to live.
The Post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Catering Assistant to join the Catering Team at The Balfour. You will 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 (3 meals per day for up to 43 patients) and a public restaurant service for staff and the public (upwards of 250 meals per day). This role will also entail assisting the chefs, serving food at the restaurant and delivering meals to wards.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will work as part of a small team, delivering a high standard of kitchen support under the direction of the Supervisor Chef/Retail & Restaurant Supervisor and Catering Team Lead. If you do not already hold an elementary food hygiene certificate, you will have the opportunity to undertake training towards this qualification funded by NHS Orkney through partner organisations.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration
This post is based at The Balfour. The successful candidate will work on a Relief basis (relief as and when required). It is a condition of employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits And Salary
The salary for this post is on a Band 2 (£25,694 - £27,900). If residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,654 pro rata per year, adding value to your rewarding career with us. NHS Orkney offers an attractive pension scheme, a wide range of work-life balance policies, an employee assistance programme and various discounts to local and national retailers.
Further Information
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Danny McCaig, Catering Lead at danny.mccaig@nhs.scot. Interview Date: Wednesday 17th of September.
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