Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust's Catering Services are looking for a passionate and skilled Chef to join our dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who takes pride in producing delicious, traditional, homemade meals using fresh, locally sourced ingredients wherever possible.
Based in our large Retail kitchen, you will play a key role in preparing nutritious and appetising food for both patients and staff. With a strong emphasis on quality, sustainability and care, your work will directly impact the wellbeing and recovery of our patients - as well as the morale of our hardworking NHS colleagues.
This role is 30 hours per week, working on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Main duties of the job
Preparing and cooking a variety of dishes using fresh ingredients, following NHS recipe standards and menu plans.
Presenting meals attractively and ensuring proper portion control.
Catering for dietary requirements and special diets in liaison with senior chefs.
Supporting occasional function and hospitality catering as needed.
Maintaining the highest hygiene and food safety standards in line with legislation and Trust policy.
Assisting with stock control, storage, temperature checks, and kitchen cleanliness.
Contributing to menu development and improving patient and staff meal offerings
* Contributing to menu development and improving patient and staff meal offerings
What We're Looking For:
* Proven experience in a chef role within a quality-focused kitchen environment.
* A genuine passion for food, presentation, and delivering excellence.
* Ability to work effectively under pressure in a busy kitchen setting.
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
* Awareness of current food hygiene regulations and best practices.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Please note sponsorship is not provided for this role
Person Specification
Qualifications
* City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent
* Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene
* Intermediate Certificate in Food Hygiene
* Knowledge of HACCP
Experience
* Career structure that shows a logical progression to a chef position in a similar size and/or NHS catering operation
* Experience of working in a service led and customer focused environment
* Experience with both the commercial food service sector and/or an NHS catering operation
Skills
* Good command of written English
* Ability to work efficiently and to time
* Organised and methodical
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.
£20,956 to £22,342 a yearper annum including HCAS
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