Chef

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Chef to join their team at Pinderfields Hospital. The role involves preparing high-quality meals for both staff and visitors while ensuring adherence to strict hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong culinary skills, experience in large-scale catering, and a collaborative approach. This full-time position offers opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale catering.
• Ability to maintain high food presentation standards.
• Confident in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals including special diets.
• Ensure all dishes are properly cooked and presented.
• Work in a clean manner adhering to hygiene regulations.
• Conduct food temperature checks and stock management.

Skills

Strong culinary skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Positive attitude

Job description

Join Our Award-Winning Team as a Chef at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. Are you an experienced and confident Chef with a passion for creating high-quality food? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, team-focused environment? If so, wed love to hear from you. The Catering Department at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a skilled Chef to join our dedicated team based at Pinderfields Hospital, where we proudly serve over 2,100 visitors per day.

Your Role: As a Chef, you will play a vital role in ensuring the consistent delivery of top-quality meals. Youll help maintain the highest standards across our kitchen operations and contribute to the smooth running of our busy hospital restaurant.

What Were Looking For: Strong culinary skills with a genuine passion for food; Experience in large-scale catering; Excellent attention to detail and food presentation; A positive, motivated attitude and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Why Join Us? We believe in nurturing talent. At Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, we support our staff to grow their careers, develop new skills, and enjoy meaningful and rewarding work. You'll be part of a vibrant, supportive culture with opportunities for progression and personal development.

What We Offer: A full-time position (37.5 hours per week) with a rotating shift pattern; The opportunity to be part of a dynamic and friendly catering team; A role with real impact providing meals to staff and visitors; Access to excellent

Main duties of the job

You will provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely breakfast/lunch service for both staff and visitors. You will comply with the preparation of foods as laid down in the operational procedure manual and the cooking of foods will be carried out to the highest of standards. You will also work to strict hygiene requirements as laid down or required and ensure that your personal and working hygiene practices are impeccable. In addition to this you will also ensure that the correct and economical use of materials and equipment are met.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

• Preparation and cooking of all meals and menu items including special diets in accordance with the standard recipes and agreed menus.
• Ensure that all dishes are properly cooked and attractively presented, advise and assist with service as required.
• Undertake food preparation and service in the restaurant areas to include order service, special dishes on theme days and for any other special event as required.
• Practice good levels of stock rotation and correct storage of all the perishable items ensuring that all refrigerated and frozen items are stored at the correct temperatures and are dated.
• Handling of food products in accordance with food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP).
• Complete quality assurance and departmental food safety/HACCP monitoring or recording as required.
• Work at all times in a clean and tidy manner ensuring strict adherence to food hygiene and safety regulations.
• Cooking of foods to the highest standards. Working to the strict hygiene requirements as laid down or required.
• Ensuring the highest standards of personal and working hygiene practices.
• Ensure the correct and economical use of materials and equipment is carried out. Report to the manager any item of foodstuff considered by the post holder to be unsuitable for use.
• Deliver and receive routine information informing colleagues and service users of dietary information, informing catering staff of allergens relevant to the daily menu during daily staff briefings.
• Observe statutory and the Trust’s food hygiene regulations.
• Take and record food temperatures and seeking further instruction where these are outside appropriate temperature limits.
• To be involved in the cleaning of all kitchen areas following the appropriate cleaning schedules and signing of said documentation and the washing of cooking utensils.
• Appropriate disposal of waste in accordance with instruction.
• Check stock deliveries to the kitchen and put the deliveries away in the correct fridges, freezers and storerooms. Complete the appropriate documentation.
• Ensure stock is dated and stock rotation procedures are observed ensuring that all refrigerated and frozen items are stored at the correct temperatures and are date stamped and that they are within their use by date.
• To provide technical advice, guidance and training to other catering colleagues.
• To assist in patient services and the restaurant as and when required.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and allergy awareness.
• Observe the quality control procedure within the catering department.
• Ensure that personal appearance, conduct and customer care are of the highest standard.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.