Catering Assistant

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. We deliver high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation regionally, nationally, and internationally. We support people with rare and complex medical, surgical, and neurological conditions, cancers, and genetic disorders. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion, aiming to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Newcastle Hospitals are a leader in 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 broader footprint.

About the role

An opportunity has arisen within the Catering Department at the Freeman Hospital for two part-time Catering Assistants to join our team. You will serve food to staff, visitors, and patients and ensure the cleanliness of the department in line with food hygiene regulations and trust policies.

Schedule:

• Position 1: 16:00 to 20:00, 5 days over 7 on a 3-week roster
• Position 2: 11:15 to 15:15, Monday to Friday

Both positions are 20 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning of equipment within the department
• Working on the patient belt, placing food on plates to ensure patients receive their required meals
• Working in the dish wash area, stripping trolleys, and placing crockery through washers
• Completing departmental paperwork
• Performing general cleaning duties within the department
• Following food hygiene and trust policy regulations at all times

Requirements

Knowledge

• Essential: Awareness of good food hygiene practices
• Desirable: Allergen Awareness Certificate

Experience

• Desirable: Experience in NHS Catering

Qualifications

• Essential: Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification

Working for our organisation

We are a flexible working-friendly organisation and will accommodate flexible working arrangements where possible. With around 2 million patient contacts annually, we deliver care across multiple sites, including:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and various community sites.

Benefits

Please see the attached documents for details on staff benefits offered by our Trust.

Additional Information

• All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years of employment.
• Successful candidates requiring a DBS check will pay for their certificate via a salary deduction from their first month’s pay.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email; please check your spam folders.

For further information or informal visits, contact Michael Bowman, Deputy Catering Manager, at michael.bowman1@nhs.net or 0191 213 9887.