Chef

St Josephs; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday (plus public holidays)

Subsidised café and early access to in

Season ticket loan

NHS Pension or salary-exchange scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Health Cash Plan & EAP

Job summary

St Josephs Hospice in London is seeking a Chef to prepare meals across inpatient, day hospice, cafe, restaurant and ward kitchens, acting as senior in the kitchen when the Chef Manager is away.

You will supervise catering staff, ensure HACCP standards, assist with menu development and stock management, and cook to meet nutritional needs and allergies for patients. Experience in healthcare catering is welcomed but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital, care home or hospice catering is welcome but not essential.
• Confident with special diets and PPDS requirements.
• Up-to-date cooking knowledge and food safety practice.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for inpatient unit, day hospice, cafe, restaurant and ward kitchens.
• Supervise catering staff, porters, volunteers and apprentices daily.
• Maintain HACCP standards and complete due diligence records on time.
• Assist with menu development and monthly stock takes and ordering.
• Cook to meet patients' nutritional needs including special diets and allergens.

Skills

Food safety

Allergens handling

Team supervision

Communication

Education

City and Guilds 7061/2 Level 2 / NVQ Level 2

Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

Every meal we serve matters. For a patient nearing the end of life, food they can manage and look forward to is one of the real comforts left to them. For a family sitting at a bedside all day, our cafe is where they catch their breath. We are looking for a Chef who wants to cook somewhere the work means something. You will cook fresh food across our kitchen, restaurant and cafe, and ward kitchens, and you will be the senior person in the kitchen when the Chef Manager is away. What you will be doing

• Preparing and cooking breakfast, lunch and supper for our inpatient unit, day hospice plus cafe, restaurant and hospitality catering
• Cooking for specific nutritional needs, special diets, allergens and PPDS requirements
• Supervising catering assistants, porters, volunteers and apprentices day to day
• Keeping the kitchen to the standards our HACCP and food safety management system require, and completing due diligence records on time
• Taking part in menu development, and helping with monthly stock takes and ordering, Preparing and cooking breakfast, lunch and supper for our inpatient unit, day hospice plus cafe, restaurant and hospitality catering
• Cooking for specific nutritional needs, special diets, allergens and PPDS requirements
• Supervising catering assistants, porters, volunteers and apprentices day to day
• Keeping the kitchen to the standards our HACCP and food safety management system require, and completing due diligence records on time
• Taking part in menu development, and helping with monthly stock takes and ordering
  City and Guilds 7061/2 at Level 2 or an NVQ equivalent, and a Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate (or willing to gain one within a month of starting)
• Up to date cooking knowledge and confident food safety practice, including special diets and allergens
• Experience of cooking to meet patients' nutritional needs hospital, care home or hospice experience is welcome but not essential
• Warm, clear communication with patients, families, colleagues and visitors

Where youll work

St Josephs Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London. Our specialist palliative care servicesdelivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinicsare grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need, with kindness, understanding, and respect by delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised cafe and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loan
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

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