Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Catering - FH
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on a three week roster, working 2 weekends out of 3, shifts you will be working are 6am to 2pm and 10am to 6pm)
- Job ref
- 317-2025-26-36-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 31/07/2025
Employer heading
Cook
Band 3
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
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Do you work in the Hospitality Industry as a Chef and you are looking for a new challenge with better hours, no split shifts, better work life balance and paid enhancements for working weekends, then this could be the job for you, An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Cook 37.5 hours a week to work as part of the Catering Team based at the Freeman Hospital.
Knowledge and Experience with a broad range of cooking methods to include special diets would be an advantage. You must be qualified to City & Guilds 706/2 or NVQ Level 3 in food preparation or have equivalent experience and also have intermediate food hygiene qualification. Experience of NHS Catering would be an advantage. Willing to work to a level 4 qualification.
- Interview Date: 31st July 2025
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37 hours 30 minutes/week - working a 3 week roster and shifts from 6am to 2pm and 10am to 6pm, 5 days over 7 working 2 weekends out of 3.
- 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 & PREVIOUS APPLICANTS DO NOT APPLY
Main duties of the job
You will work on a three week cycle working 2 weekends out of three, working a mix of shifts, early 6am to 2pm and late 10am to 6pm and must be Flexible to the needs of the Business . Duties include preparation and cooking of hot & cold foods for patients, staff, visitors, functions and nursery, you also must follow the hygiene within the kitchen to include temperature controls of all products, cleaning and other general duties.
We operate 365 days a year and you may be required to work over the Christmas Holidays if you are rostered in .
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• 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
• Cramlington Manor Walks
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Ensuring the highest possible standard of food preparation and cooking.
- To comply with national nutritional policies and food hygiene standards.
- Providing food for patients, staff and the general public, as well as catering for special functions, buffet And preparation of special diets
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
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds 706/2 or NVQ 3 (food preparation) or equivalent experience.
- Hazard analysis training (HACCP) as part of advanced food hygiene controls
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Allergen qualification/training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience across a broad band range of cooking methods
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Large scale Catering
- Understanding of Trust Business
- Experience of working in the NHS kitchen
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael Bowman
- Job title
- Deputy Trust Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912139887
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