Catering Assistant - Driver | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,637.57 Per Annum, Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 February 2026 |
| Location: | Doncaster, DN4 8QN |
| Company: | Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7691814/376-CP-0664 |
Summary
The post-holder will work as part of the catering team to provide ancillary services directly to patients, service users, and customers by preparing, cooking and portioning a range of nutritionally sound, palatable and safe meals, using traditional and cook freeze methods of catering.
A range of duties are covered from the start of the food preparation service through to the delivery to point of use, serving, cleaning and managing stock levels in line with legislative and local policy and procedures
The post holder will distribute patient meals to service users across the Trust using Trust vehicles.
• Assist in the preparation of raw and cooked foods to produce meals as per standard recipes and portion control methods.
• Assistant in the cooking of menu items ensuring adherence to standard recipes and the correct economical use of ingredients
• Serving customers from the catering retail outlets
• Responsible for operating a cash register and cash handling in accordance with the Trust policy on cash handling.
• Picking and packing food orders for delivery to in patient areas across all sites
• Drive a Trust vehicle to deliver patient meals and provisions to in patient areas across all sites
• Carry out food hygiene monitoring and complete documents in accordance with Trust Food Hygiene Policy and the HACCP system
• Adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
This advert closes on Monday 26 Jan 2026
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