Chef/Cook

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Radbourne CP; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated part-time cook to join the Catering team, covering Radbourne Unit and Kingsway Hospital at Royal Derby Hospital. You will prepare fresh meals for patients, staff and visitors, with responsibilities including allergen identification and adherence to dietary requirements.

Experience producing meals for 100+ covers, strong hygiene practices, and the ability to work flexibly across sites are essential.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or Level 2 NVQ Diploma in food production.
• Experience cooking nutritious meals with fresh ingredients in a busy kitchen.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety legislation.
• Knowledge of special dietary requirements and modified texture diets.

Responsibilities

• The preparation, cooking and service of meals for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Follow recipes accurately and identify allergens to ensure correct portions and texture.
• Manage portion control and food waste to maintain efficiency.
• Adhere to IDDSI guidelines for texture-modified diets and communicate dietary needs to staff and customers.
• Liaise with ward staff to fulfill orders and provide courteous service.
• Maintain cleanliness of work areas and equipment, following Health, Safety and Food Hygiene legislation.
• Work at Radbourne or Kingsway sites as required and assist with other catering duties.

Skills

Nutritious meals

Food hygiene

Dietary requirements

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or Level 2 NVQ Diploma

Job description

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 jobs include preparing sandwiches, salads, hot and cold puddings and general cleaning duties to maintain the required hygiene standards that are 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.

Have relevant experience in producing meals for 100+ covers per service.

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

A 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

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 supervisor's 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 Trust 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 relevant experience of producing meals for 100+ covers per service

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.

Employer name

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum, pro rata