Isle of Wight NHS Trust are recruiting for a Band 3 Chef to join their motivated and passionate team.
Based at the heart of the Island, with 266 beds and handling around 27,000 admissions each year, St Mary’s Hospital in Newport is our main base for delivering acute services for the Island’s population. Services include the Emergency Department (A&E), the Urgent Treatment Centre by referral only, Emergency medicine and surgery, planned surgery, intensive care, comprehensive maternity, Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and paediatric services with 986 births last year.
Job Summary:
- The post holder will effectively provide day-to-day operational supervision within the Kitchen to Porters, Catering Assistants and Tray Service Staff.
- To carry out the preparation and cooking of meals for patients and staff, ensuring that high standards of quality and safety are maintained at all times.
- To work in accordance with the departmental HACCP procedures and current food safety legislation.
- The post holder will effectively provide day-to-day operational supervision within the Kitchen to Porters, Catering Assistants and Tray Service Staff.
- The post holder is required to work in a busy industrial kitchen. They will be exposed to heat, cold and noise on a daily basis. The position requires the post holder to be on their feet for the whole of their shift and exercise manual dexterity.
- The post holder will work as part of a team of catering staff responsible for the effective day to day delivery of food & beverage services across the hospital site. The services provide in excess of 8,000 meals per week to almost 300 hospital beds and various departments within the Trust. In addition a Staff & Visitor Restaurant are operated on site.
Requirements:
- Good standard of English and Maths at GCSE or equivalent at grade C or above.
- City and Guilds 7061/2 Or NVQ equivalent.
- L2 Food Safety Award.
- Dietary Cooking Certificate.
- Experience of working in a busy catering environment.
- Proven ability to work without constant supervision.
- Detailed knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety practices.
- Detailed knowledge of large scale catering production techniques using traditional methods.
- Basic keyboard skills.
- Effective communication skills – verbal and written. Must be able to read & understand written instructions, food safety/quality assurance documents and patient menu requirements.
- High standard of interpersonal relationships – liaison with other departments in same organization.
We are so grateful for the commitment and devotion of our Bank Staff, so are pleased to offer the following benefits:
- Weekly salary.
- Staffing Bank workers can contribute to their NHS pension.
- Priority of shifts over all agency workers.
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.