Are you professional, friendly and responsive to new ways of working and ideas? Do you or would you enjoy working with customers /patients? We've an excellent opportunity to develop a rewarding catering career with us.
An opportunity has arisen for passionate and talented chefs to produce traditional, home-made food using locally sourced ingredients in a large production kitchen. The kitchen produces meals for both patients as well as two busy restaurants.Applicants will have previous experience of working in a busy kitchen, must be motivated and committed to providing a high quality service and be an outgoing, hardworking, enthusiastic individual that is able to work as part of a team or on their own initiative. Must be genuinely interested in customer service excellence as well as being a great team player.Successful candidates must be qualified to City & Guilds 7061/2 or NVQ Levels 1 & 2 or equivalent. Must have Level 2 Food Safety Certificate. Basic numeracy and literacy skills are also required.Hours of work will be 37.5 per week working 5 days out of 7 on a rota basis Monday to Sunday between the hours of 6.00am and 7.00pm and will also include Bank Holidays.
You will be joining an enthusiastic team of professionals and reporting to the Head Chef.

Main duties of the job
Knowledge of special diets including textured modified and/or experience of working in a healthcare setting would be an advantage. Understanding statutory requirements on food hygiene, allergens, storage and temperature control and an excellent knowledge of food hygiene and food preparation are essential.

About us
 We are a innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from those who need sponsorship to work in this role due to current government guidelines.

Person Specification
Experience - Essential

1 years experienceDesirable

City & Guilds or NVQ 2 in Professional Cookery