Catering Assistant
The closing date is 09 November 2025
Job summary
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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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.
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
Details
Date posted
29 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
317-2025-44-29-DR-VA1
Job locations
Freeman Hospital
317 01 Freeman Hospital
NE7 7DN
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Freeman Hospital
317 01 Freeman Hospital
NE7 7DN
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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Supporting documents
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