Job Title: Chef Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading RG1 5AN Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm or 10am-6pm Pay Rate: £ 12.51 an hour + Escalated rates over the weekend. About the Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire. With seven sites, the Trust employs approximately 6,500 staff and serves a population of around 1,000,000 people. Job Duties · Preparing and cooking patient/ restaurant meals in our modern well-equipped kitchen. · Provide information on food service, matters including recipes and wastage information. · Planning meals and menus · Lifting and storing of heavy provisions. · Keep up to date with departmental COSHH manual and PPE requirement for each food preparation and cleaning task · Storing food correctly · Take responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness within the department, including personal hygiene. What you’ll need: · Relevant Chef/Cooking experience. · Excellent communication skills- both verbal and written · Good communicator who can follow instructions · Allergen Awareness · Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure · NVQ Lev...