Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Catering - FH
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Both Posts are Working 5 days over 7 / shift time you will be working are 07:30 to 15:00 and 11.30 to 19:30)
- Job ref
- 317-2025-44-29-DR-VA1
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/11/2025
Employer heading
Catering Assistant
Band 2
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within the Catering Department at The Freeman Hospital for 2 Full Time Catering Assistant to work as a part of our team working in the Freeman Catering Department serving food to staff, visitors and patients, as a part of the team you will also be responsible for the cleanliness of the department in line with food hygiene regulations and trust policies. Please note we are open 365 days a year.
Both Posts are Catering Assistant posts
Working - 5 days over 7
Shift Times you will be working - 07:00 to 15:00 and 11:30 to 19:30
Post 1 - is working in the pan wash area
post 2 - is working as a kitchen porter
- Interview date: 17th November 2025
- 37 hours 30 minutes/ week
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You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
Post 1
- Working in the pan wash area of the Kitchen, ensuring utensils are clean for the chefs/staff.
- Working on the patient belt loading the patient trolleys, placing food on the plate to ensure patient gets the food they require.
- Working in the dish wash placing the crockery through the washers.
- Filling in of departmental paper work.
- General cleaning duties within the department.
- At all times following food hygiene and trust policy regulations.
- Any other general Duties.
Post 2
- Cleaning of the equipment within the department to ensure the smooth running of food production to aid the chefs.
- Taking out rubbish.
- Working on the patient belt loading the patient trolleys, placing food on the plate to ensure patient gets the food they require.
- Working in the dish wash area Cleaning the trolleys and placing the crockery through the washers.
- Filling in of departmental paper work.
- General cleaning duties within the department.
- At all times following food hygiene and trust policy regulations.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective preparation and service of food to Patients and delivery to the wards and associated cleaning and hygiene related duties.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of good food hygiene practices
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in NHS catering
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 2 food hygiene qualification
Desirable criteria
- allergen awareness qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael Bowman
- Job title
- Deputy Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139887
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