Catering AssistantNHS

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP Permanent £25,272

Posted 2 November 2026 Closing date 8 November 2026

Checked 6 hours ago · still listed on NHS Jobs Closes in 5 days · 8 Nov 2026

Manors Rail Station (0.8 miles, direct) Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (0.3 miles, direct) Eldon Square Bus Station (0.3 miles, direct)

Job summary

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)
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Main duties of the job

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

Job description

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

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
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

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