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Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: 37.5 Hours a week 5 days out of 7 days
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This position is 37.5 hours a week working a range of shifts from 06:00 to 19:00 5 days over 7days including weekends.)
Job ref
437-6363352
Employer
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Prestwich
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Chef/Supervisor

Band 3

Job overview

To provide a professional catering service, managing the production of food within the food services department.

To ensure that set standards, procedures and processes to produce high quality food are adhered too and comply  with all internal and external food production regulations and legislation.

To supervise and support members of your team when the kitchen manager is not on site

Liaising with members of the food services department management team to provide a comprehensive customer journey for service users.

This position is 37.5 hours a week working a range of shifts from 06:00 to 19:00 5 days over 7 days including  weekends Enhancements will be received for working unsocial shifts.

Main duties of the job

To prepare cook and present inpatient feeding offers in line with expected departmental standards

To ensure that quality measures and hygiene systems are all achieved at all times.

To ensure that all food is presented and served in line with trust standards using innovation in the method, presentation and food service.

To participate in the HACCP procedure in accordance with the trusts food safety policy, to create and maintain correct use of records including, but not limited to, cleaning rota, and closing down procedures.

To ensure that quality control measures and hygiene systems are achieved at all times.

To work alongside the kitchen manager in the day to day running of the kitchen service.

To work with site manager in monitoring stock control, ensuring that stock rotation and use by dates for the production of food are followed and food produced does not contribute to wastage.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community based mental health carte for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the Borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the North West of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is on of the worlds most innovative , original and exciting places to live and work, from the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping a, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve the care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts

Person specification

Certification

Essential criteria
  • 706 1/706 2 or NVQ equivalent
  • Level 2 Food Safety
  • Allergen Awareness
Desirable criteria
  • Level 3 Food safety
  • HACCP level 3
  • Level 3 Allergen Awareness

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Fresh food kitchen experience
Desirable criteria
  • Team supervisory experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardWe are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyHSJ Best places to workDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employer

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Asela Kuruwita
Job title
Facilities Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For further details please feel free to email with any additional questions 

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