The Chef will supervise kitchen assistants and foster a collaborative environment while ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Responsibilities include managing kitchen cleanliness, ordering and controlling stock levels, and interacting with patients and staff to enhance service quality. Applicants should note that they will need to cover the cost of the DBS check, which will be deducted from their salary. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply promptly due to potential high application volumes.
Working Hours : As & When
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and skills:
Good standard of English & Maths
City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ equivalent
L3/Intermediate Food Safety Award
Minimum of 2 years' experience in an industrial kitchen
Ability to be an effective team player and work on own initiative
Good communication and interpersonal skills
As Chef, you will be involved in the preparation, cooking and serving of food to the highest of standards, regularly seeking feedback from patients and staff in order to continually improve the level of service. You will regularly review menus in line with dietary requirements and communicate effectively with patients, staff and visitors to ensure a balanced diet.
Maintaining a clean, hazard free kitchen in order to minimise risks to patients and staff, ensuring compliance with statutory and company requirements on food hygiene, storage and temperature control. You will also assist with the effective ordering, control and management of stock levels.
You will promote high standards of catering by ensuring kitchen assistants are supervised appropriately and the kitchen operates in a smooth efficient manner, becoming an integral part of the team by building relationships with staff and visitors.
About us
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
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