Assistant Head Cook in317 01 Freeman Hospital in317 01 Freeman Hospital PUBLISHED
FRI 10 JAN 2025
This supervisory role emphasises food hygiene, safety standards, and quality control while providing opportunities for flexible working arrangements. Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check, for which they must cover the cost through a salary deduction. Interested applicants must refrain from reapplying if they have previously submitted an application for this position.
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: 13 February 2025
- 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
- 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 cooking methods would be an advantage.
- You must be qualified to City & Guilds 706/2 or NVQ Level 3 in Food Preparation and also have Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification or have the relevant experience in large scale catering. You must also provide prove of qualification or experience at the Interview.
About us
- A working supervisory role with responsibilities for a food production/service shift with the emphasis on food hygiene and safety standards, quality control and supervisory management.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
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