Chef

6 days ago

Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Full time

This role will involve preparation and food service for the staff Restaurant within the hospital including any dietary requirements, providing and receiving menu related information (including any menu changes), communicate dietary information to colleagues or restaurant customers as necessary.

Preparing and serving foods as detailed by way of menus and to comply with instruction on portion control, presentation and recording of information pertaining to the service as may be required by Trust Policy

Preparing/cooking for service times in the Staff Restaurant as required during scheduled and adaptive for busy periods.

Continuing to develop skills required for the preparation of food to deadlines including use of knife skills in butchering and filleting.

Assisting with training of Catering and Food Services Assistants. To provide technical advice and guideline to new starters. Also demonstrate own duties to less experienced staff.

 

Main duties of the job

 

You will be required to:

Provide general non clinical catering advice to customers.

Deal with customer queries and complaints as necessary.

Project a friendly and professional attitude to all customers using the services and to demonstrate product and facility knowledge when enquiries are made.

Ensure safe use of equipment by self and other catering staff and lift any kitchen equipment and food stuff as necessary. Report any faults and keep documented audit trail.

Maintain a clean and safe working environment at all times implementing a policy of 'clean as you go'.

Maintain the highest standards of personal hygiene, hygiene, cleanliness and maintenance within the facility as detailed within the Policies and procedures document.

Ensure all incidents of Accidents at Work, breaches of security, Pest Infestation, potential Health Risks and Abuse are reported using the procedures as detailed by Trust Policy.

 

About us

 

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

 

Job description Job responsibilities

 

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Interview Date: TBC

 

Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene or equivalent experience
  • Good general education
  • Basic Health and Safety
  • Food Production Qualifications, City and Guilds 7061/12 / NVQ Level 2
Desirable
  • NVQ Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
  • NVQ Level 3 Supervision
  • Group Training Techniques Certificate.
Experience/Knowledge Essential
  • Relevant experience of working in a similar food preparation environment
  • Experience of preparing, altering and costings menus
  • Experience of working within a team environment
  • Ability to manage a diverse environment focusing on patient/customer service
  • Previous experience in dealing with the public.
  • Knowledge of Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Point (HACCP) documentation for temperatures of food, fridge freezer, cleaning processes in the kitchen
  • Awareness of the standards of hygiene and cleanliness within a healthcare setting
Desirable
  • Previous supervisory experience in leading a team
  • Previous experience of training chefs
  • Previous NHS experience.
  • Dealing with customer queries/ feedback
  • Understanding of products and ingredients
  • Awareness of confidentiality in an NHS environment
Skills Essential
  • Good culinary skills
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Decision making skills
  • Good understanding of all food hygiene, health and safety and COSHH
  • Ability to prioritise and organise kitchen work.
  • Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrates positive and proactive approach to customer care and service improvement
  • Takes personal responsibility to deliver own work to a high standard
  • Takes a positive and proactive approach to learning and self-development.
Desirable
  • Stock management and ordering skills
  • Experience of supervising staff

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