As a catering assistant you will be working as part of a large established professional catering team providing catering services for patients and staff on the Royal Victoria Infirmary site.The catering department provides a wide range of food services for both patients and staff on a daily basis for breakfast, lunch and evening meal from its on-site kitchen 7 days a week. There is currently 1 vacant position, hours are as followso 18.66 per week based on a 3 week rotational cycle working 2 weekend in 3o Hours of work are 4 hours each day between 07.00 and 20.00 Successful candidates will be able to work as an integral part of a large team within the catering department or on their own providing catering services at ward level. This job will involve walking to and from wards and departments. Plating patient meals in the patient service area, loading patient meal trolleys at ward level.

• Interview date: 22 April 2025
• 18 hours 30 minutes/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, Setting up for patient meal service both in the patient meal service area or at ward level
• Ensure all food products are portioned and presented in the correct manner
• Follow patient's menu choice requests at all times including any specific Dietary or Allergen requirements
• To ensure correct use, storage and rotation of all food products
• Ensure compliance with all food hygiene and food safety management regulation's (HACCP)
• Complete all food safety compliance paperwork as required
• Ensure the highest standard of departmental hygiene are maintained
• Report any equipment faults which may be identified at the earliest opportunity
  
  Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites
  
  o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
o Newcastle Dental Hospital o Newcastle Fertility Centre o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria o Northern Genetics Service o 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.