Main area 317 Catering - FH Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working 5 days out of 7 on a 3 week roster. shift pattern will be a mix of 6am to 2pm and 10am to 6pm) Job ref 317-2025-07-23-DR
Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Freeman Hospital Town 317 01 Freeman Hospital Salary £23,615 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/02/2025 23:59 Interview date 13/03/2025
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
An opportunity has arisen 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.
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 paperwork.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* 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
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.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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.
Person specification
SKILLS & Abilities
* Knowledge of catering equipment, basic knife skills and general catering equipment
* Basic keyboard skills
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* Preparing and cooking a broad range of food items
* Experience in Large Scale Catering
Qualifications
* NVQ 2 Catering – Catering (or equivalent experience) or willing to do the required training
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
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