The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Assistant

The closing date is 05 January 2026

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen within the Catering Department at The Freeman Hospital for a 2 Part 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.

Working on a 3 week roster, 5 days over 7

Position 1 - 16:00 to 20:00 / Position 2 - 11:15 to 15:15

Interview date: 14th January 2026
20 hours/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

Cleaning of the equipment within the department.
Working on the patient belt, placing food on the plate to ensure patient gets the food they require.
Working in the dish wash area stripping 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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

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

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

22 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

317-2025-52-02-DR

Job locations

Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN

Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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

Awareness of good food hygiene practices

Desirable

Allergen Awareness Certificate

Experience

Desirable

Experience in NHS Catering

Qualifications

Essential

Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification

Person Specification

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

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.