Catering Assistant

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant. This role involves preparing and serving food to patients while ensuring compliance with food hygiene standards. Successful candidates should have experience in NHS catering and a good understanding of food hygiene practices. The position operates on a flexible 3-week roster working 20 hours a week across 5 days. Applications must consider the essential hygiene-related duties involved.

Qualifications

• Awareness of good food hygiene practices.
• Experience in NHS Catering.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective preparation and service of food to patients.
• Delivery to the wards and associated cleaning and hygiene related duties.

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Assistant

The closing date is 05 January 2026

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
• 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

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

• Awareness of good food hygiene practices

Experience

• Experience in NHS Catering

Qualifications

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.

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust