• Job Description

  Req#: M9155-Z-EA-0625-50?language=en&page=474&sort=publicationDateDes

  Job summary

  South Tyneside District Hospital Catering Department requires one full time food service assistant who has a flexible approach to work and work routines. We require cover across 7 days per week to include weekend working. The successful candidate will be expected to be flexible in their approach to shifts and shift patterns. This post requires weekend working. Full training is provided. Please note this post involves some driving, you will therefore require a full UK driving licence.

  Main duties of the job

  South Tyneside District Hospital Catering DepartmentTo ensure the patient, staff and visitor meal service is provided in a safe, clean and hygienic environment. Ensure high standards of cleanliness are met and maintained

  Ensure that all food supplies which are delivered are checked following the Food Safety Management System (FSMS)

  To be flexible on a day-to-day basis moving area to area and across departments (within catering)

  Deep cleaning

  Delivering patient meals

  Driving the catering vehicle on and off site

  Assist with food preparation as necessary and as requested

  Liaise with supervisors and managers

  About us

  Please help us by adding your telephone number to your application form this will allow us to contact you quickly if required.

  City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.

  Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

  We welcome all applications regardless of peoples 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.

  Note we will not accept applications found to be AI generated.

  Details

  Date posted

  26 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £25,779 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  M9155-Z-EA-0625-50

  Job locations

  South Tyneside Nhs Foundation Trust

  Harton Lane

  South Shields

  Tyne And Wear

  NE34 0PL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached Job Description for full duties of the role

  To complete daily food service tasks to Trust locations. To ensure the patient, staff and visitor meal service is provided in a safe, clean and hygienic environment. Ensure high standards of cleanliness are met and maintained

  Understand the International Dysphasia Diet Standardisation (IDDSI) descriptors which will assist the safe service to patients who require a modified diet

  Ensure that all food supplies which are delivered are checked following the Food Safety Management System (FSMS)

  Record food temperatures as directed by the FSMS

  To be flexible on a day to day basis moving area to area and across departments (within catering)

  Operate cash registers and card payment machines, complete cash declaration sheets

  Ensure stock rotation is followed

  Assist with food preparation as necessary and as requested

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached Job Description for full duties of the role

  To complete daily food service tasks to Trust locations. To ensure the patient, staff and visitor meal service is provided in a safe, clean and hygienic environment. Ensure high standards of cleanliness are met and maintained

  Understand the International Dysphasia Diet Standardisation (IDDSI) descriptors which will assist the safe service to patients who require a modified diet

  Ensure that all food supplies which are delivered are checked following the Food Safety Management System (FSMS)

  Record food temperatures as directed by the FSMS

  To be flexible on a day to day basis moving area to area and across departments (within catering)

  Operate cash registers and card payment machines, complete cash declaration sheets

  Ensure stock rotation is followed

  Assist with food preparation as necessary and as requested

  Person Specification

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to accept and prioritise instructions

  Desirable

  • Previous knowledge of catering environment

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Basic Numeracy and Literacy education

  Desirable

  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Basic Allergen training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Good understanding of catering services

  Desirable

  • Catering Experience
  • Experience of working in a healthcare environment
  • Experience in production environment
  • Experience of cash/card payment handling
  • Previous experience in dealing with the public

  Physical Skills

  Essential

  • Combination of bending/lifting/standing and walking with frequent requirement for physical effort.
  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post, full UK driving licence

  Person Specification

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to accept and prioritise instructions

  Desirable

  • Previous knowledge of catering environment

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Basic Numeracy and Literacy education

  Desirable

  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Basic Allergen training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Good understanding of catering services

  Desirable

  • Catering Experience
  • Experience of working in a healthcare environment
  • Experience in production environment
  • Experience of cash/card payment handling
  • Previous experience in dealing with the public

  Physical Skills

  Essential

  • Combination of bending/lifting/standing and walking with frequent requirement for physical effort.
  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post, full UK driving licence

  Employer details

  Employer name

  City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)

  Address

  South Tyneside Nhs Foundation Trust

  Harton Lane

  South Shields

  Tyne And Wear

  NE34 0PL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.choicesunderland.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)

  Address

  South Tyneside Nhs Foundation Trust

  Harton Lane

  South Shields

  Tyne And Wear

  NE34 0PL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.choicesunderland.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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