Job summary
Northampton General Hospital UHN has a great opportunity for an experienced Chef to join our established team working in our Central Production Kitchen within the hospital preparing and cooking Patient food. You'll need to be passionate about food, enthusiastic, personable, creative, organised, and flexible, be a real foodie with a passion and flair for innovation and different styles of food.
Joining our team, you will provide quality meals to the required standard, and ensuring the kitchen and all related areas are kept to the required level of hygiene with all appropriate daily documentation completed.
You will make sure that the food produced is done within HACCP & food safety guidelines and recorded accurately.
You will assist the Production Manager with innovation and menu development, using the best equipment catering can offer.
Flexibility is required as you will be working 5 out of 7 days a week, including weekends.
Main duties of the job
Under the direction of the Production Manager, be a part of the team that prepares and cooks Patient meals to a high standard whilst in full compliance with the Department's Food Safety and Hygiene Procedures and ensure that the Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and Food safety are met and maintained.
Demonstrate an awareness of the Food Safety Act and be able to work to the highest standards in both quality and hygiene. Ensure that food production and service is in accordance with appropriate procedures and the use and cleaning of machinery, materials, equipment, and PPE are available and used to carry out duties in a safe, efficient and effective manner.
To ensure that all food production areas, ancillary rooms' fridges, and general catering equipment are kept in a clean and hygienic state through-out the duration of production, cooking and service.
Contribute to menu planning and recipe development
Actively combat waste, ensuring food wastage is kept to a minimum and that all waste is recorded correctly.
Wear protective clothing in line with policy and use approved safe methods when lifting and handling.
Complete the required paperwork to maintain and monitor standards of work within the team to ensure that the Food Safety and Hygiene Manual Standards are achieved. When those standards are not achieved, to be responsible for reporting those shortfalls.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2
* Food Safety awareness (HACCP, COSHH)
Knowledge and Experience
* Delivered a service in a similar role, Ability to perform well under pressure in a busy kitchen
* Recognized Catering craft skills, Strong culinary skills and a genuine passion for cooking
* Catering experience and a great passion for food and team engagement
Skills
* Strong culinary skills
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications.
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