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Job Overview
Communicate menu changes to staff and dietary information to patients and nursing staff. May be required to visit patients and discuss dietary requirements/complaints (in the absence of the head chef).
Main duties of the job: To delegate and supervise Trainee Chefs and General Assistants to provide direction and support in the preparation and cooking for patients/customers, ensuring that methods, procedures and service times are adhered to and achieve the best use of manpower.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* Handling raw meat, fish and poultry.
* Staff are required to be on their feet for the majority of the shift, only sitting down during rest periods.
* Staff are required to work to agreed timescales for production and service of patients’ meals or opening of retail outlets. This puts considerable pressure on individuals to ensure their element of service is timely.
* Work can frequently be repetitive with the production of meals to set menus.
* Staff are frequently required to lift and move items within the Department during production, washing up, plating of meals, cleaning and stocking up retail areas. Weight can exceed 5 kg.
* Staff are occasionally required to move stock up to15kg with the aid of a trolley around the production area.
* Machine or hand mop floor areas.
* Cleaning of wall.
* Deep cleaning of work equipment.
* Staff involved with retail outlets or direct ward services require the skills to serve staff, visitors and patients and, in some cases, deal with Complaints.
MENTAL EFFORT
Regular concentration required when using knives and machinery during cooking schedules.
Communication
Internal: Patients, Staff, Visitors. External: Contractors, Delivery Personnel, NHS Supplies.
Assessment of Work
* Punctuality and regular attendance.
* Good interaction with customers and colleagues.
* Consistent achievement of main duties supported by internal and external documentation.
Supporting Documents
Hygiene, Health & Safety Audits, Departmental Quality Assurance Audits, Food Costings, EHO Reports, Infection Control Reports, Customer Complaints, Compliments.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria: Ability to communicate with other catering staff regarding work issues and instructions.
Qualifications
Essential criteria: To be able to undertake a structured training programme through taught courses and on the job training to last approximately 3 months to include foundation certificate in food hygiene/level 2 food safety certificate, and equipment training (slicing, boilers, cooling kettles etc). To be signed off as competent with a 3-4 month period.
Experience
Desirable criteria: Recent relevant catering experience is desirable.
Skills
Essential criteria: Ability to use initiative, prioritise and take prompt follow up action as required by the situation, e.g. quality control/replacing a customer’s meal.
Essential criteria: Ability to work as a member of a team.
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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