Chef / Cook

Northumbria Group.; Hexham; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 27.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive pay

Enhanced rates for evenings, nights, &

Bank holidays

33 days annual leave + holidays

Car lease

Cycle to work

Zusammenfassung

NHFM, the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust subsidiary, is seeking a Cook/Team Leader for Hexham General Hospital. You will manage a small catering team, ensure HACCP compliance, and prepare meals for patients and staff with cook/chill and fresh produce.

The role offers part-time hours with enhanced weekend/bank holiday rates. The position requires NVQ Level 3 in catering or equivalent, knowledge of HACCP, and confident use of rostering/ordering systems.

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of catering service procedures and equipment, including HACCP.
• Ability to supervise a small team on duty.
• Computer literacy for rostering and ordering systems.

Aufgaben

• Oversee receipt and quality of goods and storage per HACCP.
• Prepare meals for patients and staff using cook/chill and fresh produce.
• Monitor temperatures and Food Temperature Regulations.
• Supervise on-duty team.
• Use rostering and ordering systems.

Kenntnisse

Food safety

Team supervision

Computer literacy

Ausbildung

NVQ Level 3 in Catering / Hospitality or City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2

Jobbeschreibung

Main area Facilities Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 28.5 hours per week (Pro Rata, Per Annum) Job ref 319- 8397423JN

Site Hexham General Hospital Town Hexham Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Pro Rata, Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.

Come and work for us and we can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
• Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions ( https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook ) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
• Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
• A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics

We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Whilst NHFM are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

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Job overview

We are looking for a friendly, flexible and conscientious individual to join our small Catering team at Hexham General Hospital working as a Cook / Team Leader.

Flexibility to provide additional holiday cover is also required. Enhanced rate applies to any weekend and bank holiday working hours.

Other hours may be available and we are also looking to recruit to our staff bank.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

As Cook , you have responsibility for the receipt of goods and produce, checking for quality of goods, temperature, correct quantity as per order to suppliers and the storage of such goods in the appropriate area within the time limits set out in the department policy on HACCP.

You must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and compliance with the department policy on HACCP.

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to prepare food for patients and/or staff using both cook/chill products and fresh produce, and to be able to check temperature levels and be aware of the Food Temperature Regulations.

You will be responsible for supervising the small team whilst on duty.

You must demonstrate a level of computer literacy sufficient to use the online rostering and ordering systems in place.

Working for our organisation

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The provision of a high quality, efficient, complete catering service for customers, patientsand visitors in compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy.

To provide a high quality catering service for patients, staff and visitors trust-wide.

Cleanliness of your own workstation is essential with a policy of clean as you go in this and other areas to the appropriate standard.

Must be able to demonstrate an awareness of the Food Safety Act and be able to work to the highest standards in both quality and hygiene.

To comply with all mandatory training requirements for Hygiene, Fire, Manual Handling and any other training deemed necessary for the efficient running of catering services.

Qualifications

• General Education
• NVQ Level 3 in a Catering / Hospitality Subject or City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or A proven record of experience in large scale catering.

Experience & Knowledge

• Knowledge of work procedures, practices and equipment for a catering service, including advanced food hygiene processes and HACCP.

The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Mary Harkins Job title Catering Superintendent Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01434 655675 Additional information

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