Cook

Job overview

The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust requires a Cook to join a dedicated Catering Team based at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds

The Catering Department opens 365 days a year therefore we are looking for individuals who can work the following hours. The hours available per week are 37.5 hours (full time), shifts will be worked on a roster with 7.5 hour  days between the hours of 6.30am and 7pm weekdays and may include alternate weekends – This will be discussed at interview.

Duties will include cooking to set recipes, serving patient meals, washing up and cleaning equipment in the busy Catering Department. Serving Staff and Visitors in our Staff dining room.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate good customer care and communication skills, with the ability to work alone and as part of a team, whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail and food hygiene. The ability to remain calm under pressure is vital in this busy working environment.

A good knowledge of hygiene principles and literacy/numeracy skills will be essential for this role along with the required chef qualifications.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of a team providing a safe, high quality catering service for the Trust.
• To maintain hygiene standards.
• To prepare and serve high quality nutritious food in accordance with the departments standard recipes, using fresh ingredients
• To be able to maintain prolonged concentration when preparing and cooking serval different dishes in a busy and pressured environment.
• To have a good understanding and apply this during the working practices with specific regard to HACCP and COSSH and follow the departments Food hygiene practices.
• To have knowledge and apply this during the working practices with specific regard to of IDDSI and follow this patient safety guidance.
• To offer guidance to ward staff in the absence of dietetic support (out of hours) with specific regard to allergen, consistency and dietary requirements for patient within the Trust.
• To be aware of Trust policies and procedures applicable to the service and report any issues the line manager.
• To assist and guide the Food service supervisors in the absence of senior food production staff on issues related to dietary and IDDSI consistency.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.