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Chef
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Bank: 12 months
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
Job ref
381-BK-BANKCHEF-2
Employer
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals - Bank
Town
West Bromwich
Closing
07/02/2025 23:59

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Bank Chef

NHS AfC: Band 2

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.

Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.

Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.

We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.

Job overview

The catering department is looking to recruit a experienced qualified Chef to work at Sandwell Hospital in West Bromwich, as well as at our new hospital Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick in our Level 5 Restaurant
Applicants must have City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent previous catering experience with high standards of work, be an outgoing, hard-working and enthusiastic individual that is able to work on their own initiative.
Shifts are various throughout our operational hours: Monday to Sunday 06.30am - 17.00pm
Applicants are required to be flexible in their approach to hours and duties.

Main duties of the job

To carry out a wide range of food preparation, cooking and general catering duties in an efficient and effective manner to ensure that a high quality service is provided at all times. This post has a significant amount of personal contact with staff, patients and members of the public.
To carry out duties to the required standards as efficiently and effectively as possible as part of the production team, to provide a high quality service providing safe and nutritious food to patients, staff and visitors in compliance with the Food Safety Regulations. This post requires good communication skills.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust  is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality. 

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.  The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities. 

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

  1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
  2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
  3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To carry out a wide range of food preparation, cooking and general catering duties in an efficient and effective manner to ensure that a high quality service is provided at all times. This post has a significant amount of personal contact with staff, patients and members of the public.
To carry out duties to the required standards as efficiently and effectively as possible as part of the production team, to provide a high quality service providing safe and nutritious food to patients, staff and visitors in compliance with the Food Safety Regulations. This post requires good communication skills.

Person specification

City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent

Essential criteria
  • City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent

Previous catering experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous catering experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chloe Gobsill
Job title
Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0121 507 3600
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