Catering Assistant

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within the Catering Department at The Freeman Hospital  for a 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  - 16:00 to 20:00

• Interview Date: 10 April 2025
• 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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

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.