Catering Assistant

Freeman Hospital

Carthage (MO)

On-site

USD 28,000 - 35,000

Part time

11 hours ago

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Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Catering Assistant to join the Leazes Wing Bistro team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The role supports out-of-hours service for staff, working 26 hours per week in shifts from 06:30 to 15:00.

You will prepare and serve hot meals and deli options, handle cash, and ensure high standards of hygiene and food safety. Collaboration with chefs, service staff and colleagues is essential, with opportunities to contribute to patient and staff dining

Qualifications

Essential: Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification.
Desirable: Allergen Awareness Qualification.
Desirable: Full Clean Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

Preparation and service of a range of food items out of hours including hot meals and deli options.
Work closely with catering team, service staff and chefs.
Cash handling and food/beverage service.
Ensure cleanliness and compliance with hygiene standards and Food Safety regulations.
Support in maintaining allergens information and hygiene documentation.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Cash Handling

Food & Beverage Service

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification

Allergen Awareness Qualification

Full Clean Driving Licence

Job description

Cramlington Manor Walks

Catering Assistant

Band 2

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

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 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

Working as an integral part of the catering department retail team role is based in the Leazes Wing Bistro, Royal Victoria Infirmary site providing out of hours services for staff in the 24 hour bistro.

Interview Date Thursday 19 November 2026
26 Hours 15 minutes/week (06:30am-14.30am and 07:00am-15:00am)

Main Duties

Preparation and service of a range of food items out of hours including a selection of hot meals and deli style options.

Working closely with other members of the catering team including service staff, chefs, cashiers.

Duties will involve cash handling, food and beverage service.

Responsibility for cleanliness of department, compliance, with all hygiene and legislative requirements including Food Safety Management, Allergen Information etc

Working for our organisation

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:

Locations

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Preparation and service of a range of food items, including a selection of hot meals and deli options

Working closely with other members of the catering team

Cash handling

Food and beverage service

Responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective preparation and service of food and beverages to patients, staff and visitors including the associated cleaning and hygiene related duties

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification

Desirable criteria

Allergen Awareness Qualification
Full Clean Driving Licence

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Awareness of good food hygiene practices

Desirable criteria

Experience in NHS Catering

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Background Checks and Interview Process

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.

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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