Job overview Please note: we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position Are you professional, friendly and responsive to new ways of working and ideas? Do you or would you enjoy working with customers /patients? We’ve an excellent opportunity to develop a rewarding catering career with us at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. 1 x part time fixed term 30 hours per week for a period of 12 months Maternity Cover Advert We are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Catering assistant to work as part of our friendly team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, providing catering services to patients staff and visitors. The post would involve delivering and collecting food trolleys to ward areas, serving meals, cleaning, dishwasher operation and assisting with the basic food preparation that may be required for the day. Other jobs would include working in the kitchen and wash up area and carrying out general cleaning duties to maintain the required Hygiene Standards. You should also have the ability to work flexible hours covering colleagues during annual leave or sickness if required. Working for our organisation Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure center, day nursery and holiday play scheme. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. 1 x part time fixed term 30 hours per week for a period of 12 months Maternity Cover We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf These include but aren't limited to:- Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 year. Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home Cycle to work scheme Uniform provided (where required) 40% bus discount exclusive to SFT employees (period tickets only) On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme On site health and fitness club On site car parking (fees and restrictions apply) Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want. Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances. SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients. GETTING TO WORK We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas. OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly. The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age. OTHER INFORMATION If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website. Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Find us on social media, we're on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn - search for SDHRecruitment or Salisbury District Hospital.