Retail Catering Chef (Epsom)

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Ewell; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced chef to lead the day-to-day operation of food production, presentation and service across hospital outlets. You will work to maximise patient and customer appeal while delivering a high-quality, cost-effective service in line with Trust standards.

The role involves planning menus for theme days and special offers, ensuring meals are nutritious and allergen information is accurate, and complying with HACCP, COSHH and

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital or large-scale kitchen catering.
• Ability to plan menus for themes and special offers.
• Knowledge of food safety and allergen management requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and write menus for theme days and special offers.
• Ensure meals are nutritious and meet catering standards.
• Comply with HACCP, COSHH, and food safety policies.

Skills

Menu planning

Food safety

Allergen management

COSHH compliance

Tools

Saffron catering software

Job description

The chef role has overall responsibility for smooth operation of food production, presentation and service while maximising customers and patients appeal and exceeding Trusts, patients and customers' expectations in the restaurant and food outlets at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. This role is expected to ensure that all policies and procedures are strictly adhered to in the day-to-day operation of food service to all customers and patients and to ensure that a high quality, food safety and cost-effective service are achieved at all times.

• Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change, To plan and write menus for theme days, special offers to provide adequate information to all customers and patients. Overall responsibility for ensuring that food and beverages are nutritious and appetising and the food must meet the hospital catering retail standards in conjunction with standard recipes via internal catering software, Saffron, which will enable you to edit the allergen information if a product is substituted used in the original recipe.
• You are required to attend the Food Safety and Food Allergen Management Training to be compliant with the Food Safety and Natasha' Law in food preparation environment. To ensure food is correctly and safely prepared and stored, at the correct legal temperatures, in line with the HACCP regulations and to ensure compliance with all Food Safety requirements with corrective use of the COSHH procedures in a food preparation environment. Ensure food is prepared and stored correctly to minimise waste. To understand and adhere to proper food handling, safety and sanitation standards during food preparation service and clean up.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.