Chef

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen within our Estates and Facilities Services Directorate, where our teams are committed to the provision of safe and effective patient care working alongside all of our colleagues to provide excellent Facilities for our patients, staff and visitors. We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a positive “can do” attitude to work and can demonstrate the qualities required of a caring professional working within the NHS. We are recruiting for caring, positive, and dependable people to join our team in the role of a Chef.

Job Summary

This post is working in a busy acute hospital, you will be required to undertake a range of duties in the provision of catering service.

Willingness to learn and undertake on the job training is required.  Previous experience of chef within the NHS would be advantageous.

Key Working Relationships

You will be supported with a dedicated Supervisor who will ensure you have the correct skills and equipment to fulfil your full duties and potential.

Whilst a comprehensive training package will give to you the skills and knowledge to work effectively as a Chef, we want to learn from your application how you can meet the minimum of the essential criteria in our person specification, and perhaps even exceed this minimum standard. We support the continuous development of our staff so regular refreshers of training take place.

Main duties of the job

• Comply with all Trust policies in respect of Health& Safety at Work, Fire Regulations and Procedures, Manual Handling, COSHH, Food Hygiene Regulation including full implementation of the HACCAP for the individual location. preparation and storage of all food is carried out in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures and in the prescribed place. Be prepared to work in a range of extreme temperatures relevant to the production of food. Ensure that food production and cooking are carried out in accordance with policies and procedures, ensuring the waste is kept to a minimum and portion sizes are adhered to. Ensure that all food leaves the kitchen within the appropriate temperature parameters and in such a way that the quality and appearance is maintained when the patient receives the food.  This will include the taking/recording of temperatures of food. Prepare special diets in accordance with the requirements of the Trust Dietician policies and procedures.  In the absence of a Trust Dietician, it may be necessary to liaise with patient/nursing staff at ward level. Participate as a member of a team to maintain quality and identify to the Supervisor areas and methods in which quality can be improved. Attend training courses both in-house and at other places to meet and enhance the service of the department. Participate in an annual PADR. Maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the kitchen environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will take the lead in hands-on cooking, , and daily kitchen operations, ensuring that all catering services meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance with food hygiene and health & safety legislation.

motivate and support the catering team to deliver outstanding food and service. Manage food production and portion control, ensuring cost-effective use of resources. Ensure all catering operations are fully compliant with current food safety, hygiene, and health & safety legislation. Support team training and development, fostering a positive and professional working environment. Work collaboratively with colleagues to continually improve catering standards and customer satisfaction

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

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