JAMES Cook University Hospital has put together job opportunities for people receiving benefits.

Broker North East (BNE), part of Jobcentre Plus, has teamed up with Sovereign Hospital Services, to help fill vacancies at the hospital.

BNE helps people who have been off work due to illness or disability find a job.

Single mother Amanda Nettleton, from Middlesbrough, got a job at the hospital as a part-time cleaner after four years out of work.

There are vacancies for domestic assistants, ward hostesses, breakfast hostesses and food preparation assistants.

For more information, contact Jobseeker Direct on 0845 60 60 234.