# Assistant Cook

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Newcastle Upon Tyne
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 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)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-22T13:11:55.904Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Freeman_Hospital/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Catering_FH/Catering_FH-v8033461
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8033461?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

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: 19 June 2026
- 37 hours 30 minutes /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

- 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.

### 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

## Job Details

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.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Basic food hygiene qualification (level 2)

**Desirable**

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

### 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

## Documents

- [jd&ps (pdf, 137.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321180)
- [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721)
- [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922)

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