Chef - Rye Hospital

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Playden; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff restaurants

Onsite parking

Accommodation

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Rye Hospital Catering Team seeks a qualified Chef to join our catering service. The role involves preparing, cooking and serving meals for patients and staff at Rye Memorial Hospital, with attention to special dietary requirements and patient wellbeing.

You will maintain high hygiene standards in all kitchen areas, manage stock with approved suppliers, and liaise with ward staff and delivery teams to ensure smooth service.

Qualifications

• Evidence of basic standard of education.
• City & Guilds 7061/7062 or equivalent qualifications.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals for patients at Rye Memorial Hospital and other sites, including dietary needs.
• Order provisions and cleaning chemicals from Trust-authorised suppliers.
• Liaise with ward staff, patients and delivery teams as necessary.
• Maintain exceptional hygiene standards in all kitchen areas.

Skills

HACCP knowledge

Organisational skills

Work under pressure

Own initiative

Special diets knowledge

Education

Evidence of basic standard of education

City & Guilds 7061/7062 or equivalent qualifications

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

We are seeking a qualified Chef to join the Rye Hospital Catering Team and support other ESHT sites as required.This is a varied role that requires the ability to work independently. Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing, cooking, and serving meals for patients and staff at Rye Memorial Hospital, including accommodating special dietary requirements.
• Maintaining high hygiene standards through regular cleaning and compliance with food safety protocols.
• Managing stock by placing orders for provisions and cleaning chemicals with approved suppliers.

Main duties of the job

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals for patients at Rye Memorial Hospital and other sites as required, including meeting special dietary needs.
• Order provisions and cleaning chemicals from Trust-authorised suppliers.
• Liaise with ward staff, patients, and delivery teams as necessary.
• Maintain exceptional hygiene standards within all kitchen areas.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

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Qualifications

• Evidence of basic standard of education
• City & Guilds 7061/7062 or equivalent qualifications
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Experience

• Evidence of career path in a similar Role

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Knowledge of HACCP
• Good organisational skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work on own initiative and at times unsupervised
• Knowledge of special 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.

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