Chef - Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr

NHS; Hengoed; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Hengoed is seeking an enthusiastic Chef to prepare and deliver high-quality meals for patients, staff, and visitors. You will ensure compliance with food safety standards and dietary requirements, working 37.5 hours per week. Ideal candidates will possess a Vocational Level 3 qualification in catering, Level 2 in Food Safety, and experience in large-scale food production. Join us to be part of a compassionate team dedicated to delivering exceptional catering services.

Benefits

Paid mandatory training

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale food production required.
• Knowledge of full range of catering practices, including food hygiene.
• Trained in Level 3 or 4 Food safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals to high standards.
• Maintain food safety legislation compliance.
• Supervise and support catering assistants.

Skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Organisational skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Communication and training skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Welsh Language Skills

Education

Vocational Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Level 2 in Food Safety

NVQ Level 3 in professional cookery

Tools

Knowledge of HACCP principles

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Chef to join our Catering Services team at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.

You will play a vital role in preparing and delivering high-quality, nutritious meals for patients, staff, and visitors, ensuring compliance with food safety standards and meeting diverse dietary needs.

This post is 37.5 hours per week to worked 08:00 - 16:00, Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a variety of meals to the highest standards, including special diets and allergen-specific requirements.
• Follow Health Board catering policies, HACCP procedures, and food safety legislation.
• Maintain accurate production and temperature records.
• Supervise and support catering assistants, assisting with training and induction.
• Ensure food is correctly labelled, stored, and portioned to avoid cross-contamination.
• Contribute to stock control and assist with ordering perishable items.
• Uphold excellent hygiene and health & safety practices at all times.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Knowledge of full range of work procedures, practices and equipment for a catering service, including food hygiene processes; vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent plus knowledge for special diets acquired through training and experience to diploma equivalent level This must include: City and Guilds 7061 & 7062, or NVQ level 2 in professional Cookery
• Level 2 in Food Safety.
• Able to menus & recipes to meet requirements of the customer.
• To be Conversant of Natasha's Law & NHS Food and Hydration Standards
• Trained Level 3 or 4 Food safety
• NVQ Level 3 advanced professional cookery

Experience

• Working knowledge of HACCP principles and their specific application for catering
• Previous chef experience in large scale food production

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Organisational skills in delivering a quality food service to patients, staff, and visitors.
• Ability to motivate staff, individuals, and teams.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Capable of working within time limits and under pressure.
• Communication and training skills.
• Willingness to respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible approach
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

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.