Chef

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced weekend pay

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a motivated catering team member to prepare high quality patient meals across the Central Production Unit, Wolfson Cystic Fibrosis Centre kitchen at City campus, and the Receipt and Distribution Unit at the QMC campus.

You will work to strict food hygiene standards, produce meals from fresh ingredients, and assist in maintaining cleanliness of equipment. Weekend and bank holiday shifts are included, with enhanced rates for unsocial hours.

Qualifications

• Familiarise with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to the advert.
• Produce patient meals cooked fresh and blast frozen to retain nutrients before storage and delivery.
• Follow food hygiene legislation 1999 and maintain high standards of cleanliness of equipment and facilities.
• Be part of a large catering team delivering meals across multiple units and campuses.
• Rotas include weekends and bank holidays, with enhanced pay for unsocial hours.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality, varied meals for patients across CPU, Wolfson CF Centre kitchen and QMC Receipt/Distribution Unit.
• Maintain hygiene of all catering equipment and building areas to ensure safe service of food and beverages.
• Work on rota basis including weekends/bank holidays.
• Adhere to food hygiene regulations and company policies.

Skills

Teamwork

Food hygiene

Customer service

Job description

To work as a member of the catering team to provide high quality, varied food to patients. You will produce food in all areas of the Central Production Unit & the Wolfson Cystic Fibrosis Centre kitchen at City campus and the Receipt and Distribution Unit at the QMC campus. These areas may include main courses, vegetables, salads, bakery and therapeutic diets.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness of all catering equipment and building hygiene in relation to all catering areas, to ensure the service of all types of food and beverage is given to the expected standards required of the department.

Hours of work are on a rota basis which will include weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

An opportunity to work in a large team of caterers working in our purpose built central food production unit (CPU).

You will be required to produce patient meals that are cooked fresh and then blast frozen to retain all the nutrients before being stored in our large holding freezer, before being delivered to our wards and then re-heated.

More than 65% of our ingredients are British with many from the local region. Almost all of our main menu items have been chosen by the public of Nottingham

You will be required to produce all food under supervision and in accordance with food hygiene legislation 1999.

Enhanced rates of pay will be paid for weekend working and unsocial hours.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH