Chef

A vacancy has arisen within our Estates and Facilities Services Directorate, where our teams are committed to the provision of safe and effective patient care working alongside all of our colleagues to provide excellent Facilities for our patients, staff and visitors. We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a positive "can do" attitude to work and can demonstrate the qualities required of a caring professional working within the NHS. We are recruiting for caring, positive, and dependable people to join our team in the role of a Chef., This post is working in a busy acute hospital, you will be required to undertake a range of duties in the provision of catering service.

Willingness to learn and undertake on the job training is required. Previous experience of chef within the NHS would be advantageous.

Key Working Relationships

You will be supported with a dedicated Supervisor who will ensure you have the correct skills and equipment to fulfil your full duties and potential.

Whilst a comprehensive training package will give to you the skills and knowledge to work effectively as a Chef, we want to learn from your application how you can meet the minimum of the essential criteria in our person specification, and perhaps even exceed this minimum standard. We support the continuous development of our staff so regular refreshers of training take place., Comply with all Trust policies in respect of Health& Safety at Work, Fire Regulations and Procedures, Manual Handling, COSHH, Food Hygiene Regulation including full implementation of the HACCAP for the individual location. preparation and storage of all food is carried out in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures and in the prescribed place. Be prepared to work in a range of extreme temperatures relevant to the production of food. Ensure that food production and cooking are carried out in accordance with policies and procedures, ensuring the waste is kept to a minimum and portion sizes are adhered to. Ensure that all food leaves the kitchen within the appropriate temperature parameters and in such a way that the quality and appearance is maintained when the patient receives the food. This will include the taking/recording of temperatures of food. Prepare special diets in accordance with the requirements of the Trust Dietician policies and procedures. In the
absence of a Trust Dietician, it may be necessary to liaise with patient/nursing staff at ward level. Participate as a member of a team to maintain quality and identify to the Supervisor areas and methods in which quality can be improved. Attend training courses both in-house and at other places to meet and enhance the service of the department.Participate in an annual PADR. Maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the kitchen environment.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.