Chef

2 months ago

County Durham, United Kingdom Priory Group Full time

Chef

Reference

PRI94034

Location

Priory Hospital Middleton St George, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 1TS

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

25,000

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Job Advert Role Description

Priory Middleton St George is a large psychiatric hospital set in generous grounds on the edge of an attractive village located near Teesside Airport. We have a range of services, including acute wards, psychiatric intensive care units, and high dependency rehabilitation and personality disorder services. 

We don’t just talk about putting employees first. We know that Priory wouldn’t exist without our team's combined energy, expertise and effort. So we invest heavily in training, provide first-class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone on our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Chef to join our team.

 As a Chef you will:

• Undertake the planning, preparation and cooking of meals, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the units.
• Undertake in the delivery of prepared foods to our units around site using our catering van.
• Supervise assigned catering staff ensuring their quality of work continues to meet required operational standard and company's Food Safety policies and guidelines. 
• Ensure the cost-effective and efficient control of stock including placing orders for food products and the checking/reconciliation of deliveries. Ensure that waste is minimised.
• Assist the Catering Manager by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
• Participate in meetings with service users to discuss menus, issues, preferences and dietary requirements.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Catering Manager in the provision of high quality service.

Responsibilities: 

• Staff – Required to supervise the work of up to 5 catering staff.
• Budgets & equipment – No budgetary or financial responsibility. Responsible for the appropriate use of catering stock and equipment.
• Information – Shared responsibility for maintaining appropriate records and data as required under the company’s Food Safety policies and guidelines.

Knowledge & Skills:

• NVQ2 or equivalent or Qualified By Experience in Catering together with a basic qualification in food hygiene.
• Experience within a professional kitchen environment.
- Must have a clean UK driving licence 

What we’d like to give you:
• A competitive salary/Enhanced pay for weekend work
• Disclosure check cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day’s annual leave
• Free on-site parking 
• Access to our on-site gymnasium
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Cycle to work scheme
• NEST Pension option
• Local rewards and recognition programme open to all colleagues 

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a disclosure at the required level from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding. 

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

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