Assistant Head Cook
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a full-time Assistant Head Cook position at Freeman Hospital, involving food preparation, cooking, and ensuring hygiene standards. The role includes supervisory responsibilities for kitchen staff during shifts, overseeing the patient meal service. You will work a three-week rota cycle, including two weekends out of three, with enhanced pay for weekend and bank holiday work. The position requires qualifications in food preparation and hygiene, or relevant large-scale catering experience.
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds 706/2 or NVQ 3 (food preparation) or Significant Experience
- Basic Food Hygiene
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Qualification
- Previous experience in large scale catering
- Knowledge of (HACCP) Principles Level 3 Supervisory Leadership or equivalent
- Demonstrate an understanding of managing Health & Safety and food hygiene principles
- Working in a customer focused environment
- Customer care
- Basic Information Technology skills to include Word and Excel
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to record information accurately
- City & Guilds 706/2 or NVQ 3 (food preparation) or Significant Experience
- Basic Food Hygiene
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Qualification
- Previous experience in large scale catering
- Knowledge of (HACCP) Principles Level 3 Supervisory Leadership or equivalent
- Demonstrate an understanding of managing Health & Safety and food hygiene principles
- Working in a customer focused environment
- Customer care
- Basic Information Technology skills to include Word and Excel
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to record information accurately
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Head Cook
The closing date is 14 September 2026
Job summary
Previous Applicants Need Not Apply.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Assistant Head Cook to work as part of the catering team based at the Freeman Hospital, but also with the opportunity of working cross sites, in our different bases.
- Interview Date: 24 September 2026
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- Enhanced rate of pay for working weekends and bank holidays.
- 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
Main duties of the job
- You will work on a three-week rota cycle working two weekends out of every three on early and late shifts, the early shifts will be from 6am to 2pm and late shifts from 12.00pm to 20.00pm also offered is an excellent weekend enhancement package to your pay.
- Duties include preparation and cooking of hot & cold foods, the hygiene within the kitchen to include Temperature Controls of all products.
- You will also be responsible for the staff on duty within the kitchen to ensure all meals are completed for the patient meal service to the standards required providing approximately 700 meals per service.
- Knowledge and Experience with a broad range of co
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