Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Variable Shift Pattern including Weekends and Bank Holidays
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week (0)
- Job ref
- 186-1598-23-BR-C
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Wells Road centre
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £12.45 per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Chef
Band 3
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Bank chef to join our catering team across various sites in Nottinghamshire.
If you are someone who is hardworking and energetic with a passion for delivering quality freshly cooked, healthy, wholesome food to our patients, staff and visitors then we would love to hear from you.
Shift patterns - Between 7am and 6pm including weekends and Bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the provision of the patient, staff or visitors meals by undertaking specific outlined and approved processes and procedures to ensure the quality and food safety of meals at service are safe and appropriate and within the guidelines of food hygiene legislation.
Working for our organisation
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people – our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure compliance with the Catering Food Safety Manual, Trust policies and procedures and to the Food Safety Act and Food Hygiene Regulations
To provide assistance and information as required around the patient meals and menus and to provide a point of contact between the catering provision and the wards to identify any issues or specific dietary requirements including allergen information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds 706/2 or equivalent (NVQ Level 2)
Desirable criteria
- City & Guilds 706/2 or equivalent (NVQ Level 3)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience as a qualified chef
- Ability to cook small and large quantities including special diets
- Allergen awareness
- Experience in cooking for large quantities including special diets/allergens
Desirable criteria
- Experience in ordering of supplies
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety
- Special diets, cultural/ethical menus, allergen awareness
- Due diligence/HACCP
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an NHS catering environment
- Knowledge of food legislation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to cook small and large quantities including special diets
- Experience of quality monitoring of food production
- Good communication skills
- Computer skills
Training
Essential criteria
- C.I.E.H Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 Food Safety certificate
- Computer literate
Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Hardingham
- Job title
- Catering Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159691300
- Additional information
Extension 11997
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 671 4610 - Bank Team
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