Chef

Personnel Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Class 1 Personnel, working with a client in Kingston upon Thames, seeks a chef/cdp for a hospital catering role from 9am to 6pm, 5 in 7. The kitchen serves around 20 private patients at lunch and 5pm- dinner, with meals prepared in a dedicated kitchen and finished in the patient area.

You will maintain high standards of food quality and service, with Level 3 Food Hygiene, DBS check, and the ability to work autonomously in a basic cafe/bistro-style setting; the role offers stable hours and

Qualifications

• Level 3 food hygiene certification is required.
• Enhanced DBS check is required.
• Experience delivering meals in a hospital setting preferred.
• Autonomy with basic kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and finish meals for private patients.
• Ensure highest standard of service and kitchen cleanliness.
• Support main kitchen during downtime for retail and patient areas.

Skills

Self-motivation

High standards

Customer service

Food safety HAACP

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Class 1 Personnel are working with a client based in Kingston upon Thames South London. This is an excellent opportunity for a Chef/cdp to work in a stable environment with a strong reputation for delivering great food.

The role

The chef vacancy is a 9am to 6pm role with an hour break. It is on a 5 in 7 basis. The role is looking after the private patient requirements which is around 20 patients mainly for lunch and evening meal which is served at 5pm- so low volume. The menus have recipes and are similar to a basic bistro / cafe environment. Food is prepped in a dedicated kitchen and then finished up in the private patient area. The chef will also need to provide some support to the main kitchen for the retail and patient area during down time. It is fairly low skilled so someone looking to have a level of autonomy but at a fairly basic level would be fine. Level 3 food hygiene required.

Hospitality and Catering

£15.50 per hour - permanent work

Main job entails

• Food preparation
• Service to the highest standard
• Overseeing kitchen cleanliness

Key skills

• A confident, self-motivated, and driven person.
• Maintain high standards for food quality and customer service.
• Ideally experience in delivering good quality meals
• Knowledge of food safety and HAACP
• DBS - Enhanced DBS is required or suitable to apply for one

In this role you will be working in a well-established hospital centre and will be responsible for assisting the smooth running of service throughout the week.