Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Catering Kitchen - RVI
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.66 hours per week (18.66 per week based on a 3 week rotational cycle working 2 weekend in 3/Hours of work are 4 hours each day between 07.00 and 20.00)
- Job ref
- 317-2025-29-09-DR-A
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £24,465 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/08/2025
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
As a catering assistant you will be working as part of a large established professional catering team providing catering services for patients and staff on the Royal Victoria Infirmary site.
The catering department provides a wide range of food services for both patients and staff on a daily basis for breakfast, lunch and evening meal from its on-site kitchen 7 days a week.
There is currently 1 vacant position, hours are as follows
o 18.66 per week based on a 3 week rotational cycle working 2 weekend in 3
o Hours of work are 4 hours each day between 07.00 and 20.00
Successful candidates will be able to work as an integral part of a large team within the catering department or on their own providing catering services at ward level.
This job will involve walking to and from wards and departments.
Plating patient meals in the patient service area, loading patient meal trolleys at ward level.
- Interview date: 11th August 2025
- 18 hours 45 minutes/ week
- 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
- Setting up for patient meal service both in the patient meal service area or at ward level
- Ensure all food products are portioned and presented in the correct manner
- Follow patient’s menu choice requests at all times including any specific Dietary or Allergen requirements
- To ensure correct use, storage and rotation of all food products
- Ensure compliance with all food hygiene and food safety management regulation’s (HACCP)
- Complete all food safety compliance paperwork as required
- Ensure the highest standard of departmental hygiene are maintained
- Report any equipment faults which may be identified at the earliest opportunity
Working for our organisation
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 and beverages to patients, staff and visitors including the associated cleaning and hygiene related duties.
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.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Allergen Awareness Qualification
- Full Clean Driving Licence
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Awareness of good food hygiene practices
Desirable criteria
- Experience in NHS Catering
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephanie Murray
- Job title
- Deputy Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2448090
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