The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Cook

The closing date is 07 September 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arose to join the Catering Department team at the Freeman Hospital.

You will work as part of the large team providing patient, staff and visitors hot and cold meals and beverages 365 days per year.

You will work 5 days out of 7 on a 3 week rolling rota, this will include working 2 weekends out of 3, working these two shift times 6am to 2pm and 10am to 6pm. We operate 365 days a year.

Interview date: 15th September 2025
37 hours 30 minutes /week
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Main duties of the job

To produce patients sandwiches, salads and cold sweets and to assist the cooks in the preparation, cooking and serving of meals for patients, staff and functions.
Responsible for the preparation of the cold items for the following day and the cooking of the food for children's wards lunch and evening meal.
completing relevant paper work.

About us

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:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

o 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

Date posted

29 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-35-10-DR

Job locations

Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the cooks in the preparation, cooking and serving of meals for patients, staff and function services.
Responsible for the timely production of all meals to the required standards

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the cooks in the preparation, cooking and serving of meals for patients, staff and function services.
Responsible for the timely production of all meals to the required standards

Person Specification

SKILLS & Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of catering equipment, basic knife skills and general catering equipment

Desirable

Basic keyboard skills

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

Preparing and cooking a broad range of food items

Desirable

Experience in Large Scale Catering

Qualifications

Essential

Basic food hygiene qualification (level 2)

Desirable

NVQ 2 Catering - Catering (or equivalent experience) or willing to do the required training

Person Specification

SKILLS & Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of catering equipment, basic knife skills and general catering equipment

Desirable

Basic keyboard skills

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

Preparing and cooking a broad range of food items

Desirable

Experience in Large Scale Catering

Qualifications

Essential

Basic food hygiene qualification (level 2)

Desirable

NVQ 2 Catering - Catering (or equivalent experience) or willing to do the required training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.