Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Catering - FH
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working 5 day over 7 on a 3 week roster ( shift times that you will be working are 6am to 2pm and 10pm to 6pm))
- Job ref
- 317-2026-12-14-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/04/2026
Employer heading
Cook
Band 3
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 (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
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 if your 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. this post is mainly cooking for our on site Nursery however other general cooking duties may be included.
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 Tuesday 14 April 2026
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37 hours 30 minutes/week - working shifts are 5 days over 7, shift pattern you will be working are 6am to 2pm and 10am to 6pm
- 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 NEED NOT APPLY
Main duties of the job
You will working working shifts are 5 days over 7, shift pattern you will be working are 6am to 2pm and 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, and some functions, 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
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
- 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.
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 and cooking fresh food for Patients, restaurant, of site offices and onsite nursery
- Working with the head chef to prepare daily specials
- Taking in part in food tasting and hygiene audits
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
- Wide cooking methods
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Large scale Catering/ working with Dietetics
- Understanding of Trust Business
- Experience of working in the NHS kitchen
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Colin Chapman
- Job title
- Trust Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2448681
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