Diet Chef

Job overview

Closing Date: 29.10.26

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 30.10.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 02.11.26

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

The post holder will have overall responsibility for preparing, cooking and presenting high quality, nutritious, safe food for including for patients with specific dietary requirements adhering to all hygiene legislation, HACCP principles and Trust policies. This will include looking for ways to develop specialist menus in order to continuously improve the service.

They must build good working relationships with Dietitians, Ward staff and Ward Hospitality Supervisors to ensure the smooth running of the service.

They will be responsible for supervising staff working within the main kitchen

Main duties of the job

• The post holder should ensure all policies, procedures and codes of practise relating to Food Safety,Hygiene,Health &Safety and COSHH are adhered to and will ensure that the kitchen is run in line with the HACCP plan
• Ensure that the kitchen is run at all times in line with the HACCP plan monitoring that all paperwork required within this and the food hygiene policy are completed by them and the team
• Complete all documentation required within the kitchen accurately and in a timely manner. Such as daily recording of special diets, and food hygiene monitoring documents.
• Prepare, cook & present food for patients, using high level food preparation skills, providing input to the redesign of menus when reviewed. The postholder must also be able to prepare adhoc and specific therapeutic diets, where exact requirements prescribed by dieticians must be followed and ensure that this is to a high quality standard at all times.
• Meet with patients and their carers on request to fully understand specific dietary requirements and ensure that the patient can be offered meals that are suitable for their needs.
• Work closely and effectively with other members of the catering team, including ward hospitality, communicating well to ensure patients receive the correct meal to meet their dietary requirements

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Comply with all Trust policies and procedures.
• On a day to day basis have responsibility for directing and supervising the work of all staff within the kitchen
• Undertake individual appraisals and agree PDP for catering staff working in the kitchen
• To ensure that the kitchen is maintained in a clean and tidy state at all times,adopting “clean as you work” routines,ensuring that all cleaning standardsand frequencies are met,and cleaning schedules completed by the appropriate person
• Report all maintenance defects immediately to the Senior Supervisor- Catering
• Maintain a professional image by being polite , helpful and courteous at all times to other employees,colleagues,patients and visitors throughout the Trust
• To deal and appropriately handle any complaints received from patients with regard to food provided by the kitchen, by discussing with the patient or carer, reviewing records and escalating to Senior Supervisor as appropriate
• To work in harmony with catering staff and other departments within the Trust to ensure optimum conditions are provided for the delivery of the patient catering service.
• Any other duties commensurate with this position as directed by the Senior Supervisor or Catering management team.
• CMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

On a daily basis the postholder will be expected to work closely with the ward hospitality team, dieticians, members of ward teams and the Catering Management team.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.