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Do you work in the Hospitality Industry as a Chef and you are looking for a new challenge with  better hours, no split shifts 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 significant experience  and also have intermediate food hygiene qualification. Experience of NHS Catering would be an advantage.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

• Interview date: 17th July 2024
• 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

Main duties of the job

You will work on a three week cycle working 2 weekends out of  three, shifts of 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.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

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, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.