Chef

NHS; Gosport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Gosport is recruiting a Chef to join their team. The role involves producing high-quality meals, developing menu items, and ensuring compliance with food hygiene and allergen standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in large kitchen environments and a commitment to customer-focused service. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to the recovery of clients through tailored meal preparation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of cooking in large quantities to exacting standards.
• Knowledge of special diets and allergen awareness is essential.
• Ability to keep accurate records following HACCP principles.

Responsibilities

• Produce a high-quality cook-freeze product in a kitchen setting.
• Develop menu items within budgetary constraints and help prevent menu fatigue.
• Deliver meals effectively while meeting changing needs of clients.

Skills

Experience in large kitchen environments

Customer-focused approach

Ability to follow set recipes

Education

City and Guilds 706 -1 and 706 -2 or NVQ equivalent

Food hygiene level 2

Allergen awareness

Job description

Job summary: We are recruiting for a Chef to join our team.

You will be responsible for producing a high-quality cook-freeze product, in this NHS exemplar site kitchen, preparing good quality multi-portion meals to be delivered to our other sites in SHFT, to help in our client's recovery.

Your work pattern will be working 5 days over 7 but mainly working Monday to Friday, however on occasions you may have to cover weekend duties, and alternative days off will be given during the week, you will have some limited supervision of junior staff.

We use locally sourced seasonal products whenever possible. You will need to have an in-depth knowledge of special diets and allergen awareness to ensure our clients get the meal that is right for them.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to show flair and imagination to help develop the retail side within the department especially with chef's specials of the day and themed events to help prevent menu fatigue, and in developing menu items within budgetary restraints for inclusion on future seasonal menus.

You will need to keep accurate records of all food produced to ensure HACCP principles are adhered to.

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of meals on a day to day basis in order to provide an effective, efficient and customer-focused service which meets the changing needs of the Trusts' managers, employees and members of the public.

We are looking for someone that has experience of producing food in large quantities and to exacting standards by diligently following set recipes.

As a team player, you'll be able to prioritise your work in order to meet deadlines and have a customer-focused approach. Previous experience of working within a large catering environment is essential.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• City and Guilds 706 -1 and 706 -2 or NVQ equivalent
• Food hygiene level 2
• Allergen awareness

Desirable:

• Food Allergen awareness level 3

Experience

Essential:

• Cooking in large kitchen environments, Experience of working in a constantly changing environment

Desirable:

• Experience of cooking for special diets, and Previous Hospital, or Rest Home experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW