Chef/Cook

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a motivated part-time cook to join their catering team. Responsibilities include preparing nutritious meals and managing dietary needs for patients and staff at Kingsway Hospital and Royal Derby Hospital. Candidates should have a relevant food production qualification and experience in a busy kitchen environment. This role requires flexibility to cover shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking nutritious meals using fresh ingredients in a busy kitchen.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety legislation.
• Knowledge of special dietary requirements and modified texture diets.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook nutritional, well-balanced meals from fresh ingredients.
• Identify allergens in foods prepared for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Understand and cater to special dietary needs.

Skills

Food preparation

Knowledge of food hygiene

Ability to work flexible hours

Understanding special dietary needs

Good communication

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or Level 2 NVQ Diploma in food production

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic part-time cook to work as part of our friendly Catering team that work between Kingsway Hospital and the Radbourne Unit, Royal Derby Hospital, providing quality fresh cooked meals to our patients, staff and visitors. Other duties include preparing sandwiches, salads, hot and cold puddings and general cleaning duties to maintain the required Hygiene Standards essential in a busy food production kitchen. You should also have the ability to work flexible hours at times when it may be necessary to provide cover for colleagues during annual leave or sickness periods at our Radbourne and Kingsway Hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

• To prepare and cook nutritional, well-balanced meals from fresh for patients, staff, and visitors on a daily basis.
• To correctly identify allergens in foods that are being prepared for patients, staff and visitors.
• To understand special dietary needs, for health, follow texture modified diets under the IDDSI guidelines, religious or cultural reasons and to communicate special diet information to customers.
• To follow recipes accurately, to identify allergens in food and to ensure correct number of portions are produced for correct consistency, flavour and texture.
• The assessment of good portion control, managing food waste.
• To ensure that all Health, Safety and Food Hygiene Legislation is observed, which will include assisting with the cleaning schedules for all catering areas and equipment.
• To work at other units beyond the normal rostered pattern as requested, sites being Radbourne or Kingsway.

About us

Values

As an employee of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust you are required to adhere to the Trust's overriding value of putting "patients at the heart of everything we do". In recognising both the values expressed in the NHS Constitution and the Trust Values you will:

• Take pride in the Trust, show loyalty and commitment.
• Build and maintain trust in all our relationships.
• Treat everyone with respect, recognise people's differences.
• Value everyone, listen to others and respond accordingly.
• Be positive, honourable and honest but also sensitive.
• Be respectful, welcoming, polite and courteous.
• Put quality at the centre of all we do.
• Educate and develop ourselves to perform to the highest standards.

Job responsibilities

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The preparation, cooking and service of meals for patients, staff, and visitors serving freshly cooked nutritious and healthy food.

To follow recipes accurately, to identify allergens in food and to ensure correct number of portions are produced for correct consistency, flavour and texture.

The assessment of good portion control, managing food waste.

To understand special dietary needs, for health, follow texture modified diets under the IDDSI guidelines, religious or cultural reasons and to communicate special diet information to staff and customers.

To deal with all ward / customer liaisons in an effective and courteous manner at all times, whether over the telephone or one to one basis when required to do so.

Ability to work on own initiative.

Take food orders by telephone using the call order system and cook food as requested.

To keep clean all working areas and cleaning of work equipment when used.

To ensure that all Health, Safety and Food Hygiene Legislation is observed, which will include assisting with the cleaning schedules for all catering areas and equipment.

To undertake all activities as prescribed in the Assured Safe Catering procedures and as instructed by the Catering Supervisor or manager.

To be capable of working alone in the supervisors absence

To work at other units beyond the normal rostered pattern as required, sites being Radbourne or Kingsway.

Complete staff surveys and follow Trust values.

Ensure all mechanical, electrical, and structural defects which require repair are reported to the supervisor.

Make yourself aware of and comply with all Trusts policies and procedures.

To carry out any other duties within the kitchen as requested by the Catering Supervisor or Manager.

Person Specification

Education

• Either City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or Level 2 NVQ Diploma in food production or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience for cooking nutritious meals using fresh ingredients in a busy kitchen.
• To have knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety legislation.
• Knowledge of special dietary requirements and modified texture diets.

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.

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