About this role
Job summary The Chef will assist in preparing meals for Patients, Staff Restaurants and Hospitality events within a thriving catering department. The ideal candidate must be customer focused and is able to demonstrate practical experience and knowledge of allergens and nutritional content. Having experience within an Industrial Kitchen is essential. They will be required to ensure food safety standards are met at all times following our HACCP procedures. Prepare, cook food for patients and staff to the highest possible standard. Following food hygiene regulations and site HACCP plans for set standards for food safety and service delivery.
Main duties of the job
Organise and plan own work according to work schedules and rotas
Prepare and cook food according to a planned menu, using standard recipes at the prescribed times, including the provision of special diets
Exercise portion control following recipes guidelines achieving correct nutritional values
The employee is expected to be familiar with the relevant hygiene and safety legislation relating to kitchen areas
Ensure that the working areas and equipment are kept in a clean, hygienic state and good hygiene practices are observed in cooking processes as stated in the health service catering hygiene schedule.
Adhere to all assured safe catering practices
Ensure equipment is used and cared for correctly.
Report any defects to Head Chef
Report any defects in machinery or materials to the Head Chef
To ensure Food Hygiene Systems and Working Practices are met, reporting any concerns to the Production Manager without delay, ensuring departmental documentation is completed
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
*Basic Food Hygiene Certificate *Allergen Training *European Qualification Considered *City and Guilds 706/1 or NVQ 2/3 equivalent *City and Guilds 706/2 or NVQ 2/3 equivalent *Food Hygiene Level 3 or equivalent (e.g. Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, CIEH) *Level 2 Health & Safety qualification or equivalent (e.g. Institute of Occupational Safety and Health IOSH, CIEH) *Level 2 HACCP qualification or equivalent *BETEC Level 3 Catering course or equivalent ( 706/1 2 certificate)
Desirable
*Good basic education *HACCP Training *Level 2 in Infection Control or equivalent (e.g. NVQ) *Level 2 in Customer Care/Services or equivalent *Level 3 Health and Safety Qualification or equivalent (e.g. IOSH, CIEH) *Food Hygiene Level 4 or equivalent (e.g. Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, CIEH) *Level 2 -- Team Leading/Management qualification or equivalent (e.g. Institute of Leadership & Management ILM) *Level 2 Cleaning qualification or equivalent (e.g. National Vocational Qualification NVQ or certificated British Institute of Cleaning Science qualification (BICs)
Experience Essential
*Food Hygiene Regulations *Catering background with a minimum of one year's experience *Food Safety *Experience of monitoring standards against targets *Self-management and team-building skills, aware of customer requirements, aware of inter-personal dynamics *Knowledge of catering services within a health care environment *Knowledge of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, COSHH, HACCP and Environmental Health legislation *Knowledge of National Specification for Cleaning and methodologies in the NHS including monitoring standards *Standard IT skills
Desirable
*Site HACCP plans *Experience of training individuals or groups *Experience of working in a large scale catering operation *Knowledge of hospital routines and procedures *Knowledge of Infection Control, implementation of infection control measures and methodology *Knowledge of ISO 9001 -- Quality Management System *Knowledge of Menu-Mark system or equivalent ordering system *Developed IT skills *Minimum of Team leader/supervisory experience *Human Resources procedures -- recruitment, appraisals, absence management
Additional Criteria Essential
*Team worker *Be able to communicate effectively, accurately and confidently using all methodologies to individuals and small groups *Brief and motivate a team *Develop excellent working relationships with management and service users *Be visible and approachable to facilities staff and clients *Training individuals and groups on catering tasks *Ability to select staff in the course if recruitment and service needs *Understand service need requirements and priorities e.g. appropriate staffing levels as required *Recognise development needs of staff groups *Apply Trust policies and procedures appropriately *Ability to recognise compliance issues, resolve hygiene and safety issues *Understand how a team works *Good time keeping *Be an ambassador for the catering department and represent facilities management effectively and appropriately *Maintain excellent personal standards, act as a leader and mentor for staff *Be approachable, professional and courteous at all times *Understand the people being led and can manage own workloads and responsibilities *Ability to work well during demanding situations *Be highly motivated to ensure high standards are achieved and maintained *Be motivated to create good team working with staff groups *Demonstrate an enthusiasm to promote the catering departments and team members *Have a 'can do' attitude
Desirable
*Ability to work on own initiative *Awareness of Trust's values *Good sickness record *Personal achievements Shifts cover can change at short notice to be flexible to the needs of the service to provide cover
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.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Solihull Hospital
Lode Ln
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 2JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)