Chef ***RECRUITMENT EVENT***

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To prepare, produce and serve food in accordance with food hygiene legislation1999.
Under the direction of the Unit Supervisor or working on their own to produce appealing and high quality foods to meet the nutritional and cultural needs of customers within the agreed budget and resources.
To operate within the procedures and Policies designed to maintain a safe system of work and food hygiene.
To undertake all cleaning duties that may be required to ensure the smooth running of this busy catering operation.
To work co-operatively as a member of the catering team in a cohesive and effective manner.
Receiving communication from ward clinical teams and dieticians to provide patients their nutritional and food preference requirements.
Control the efficient and effective use of resources.
Maintaining food quality and reducing food wastage by ensuring that standardised recipes and portion controls are maintained at all times.
To complete and maintain the HACCP records in accordance with food safety legislation 1999.
Able to communicate with external personnel such as the environmental health officer to give assurances and confidence that patient safety isn\’t compromised.
Ensure the timeliness of meal production are achieved to provide an efficient service
To manage food stock effectively and efficiently to support the Trust financial position.
Reporting any premises and equipment faults to relevant colleagues and supervisors.
To ensure high standards of presentation of food to maximise customer satisfaction.
Reporting any signs of pests to their line supervisor.
Answering the telephone in a courteous and helpful manner.
Carrying out ward visits with the supervisor to gain an understanding of the patient needs and requirements.
To prepare food in a way that maintains quality, food safety and nutrition.
To support and provide advice and technical guidance to other catering staff.
To undertake any other duties delegated to them by a supervisor or manager that may be safely and reasonably be required to maintain a high level of service to the customer/patient.
GENERAL DUTIES
Ensure the delivery of patient care when producing food to patient needs.
To deal with verbally aggressive and or abusive visitors / patients.
To occasionally work for short periods of time with unpleasant smells / odours / body fluids.
To assist with training for new starters.
Undertake and complete HACCP food safety paperwork system.
To assist the management team to carry out cost, quality and wastage audits.
To prioritise delegated workload for that day.
To lift, carry, and manoeuvre objects (on occasion\’s heavy objects).
Use of mechanical aids (e.g. mixers, boiling kettles).
Changing tasks as a result of changing priorities in workload.
Understanding and adhering to Trust Policies and procedures.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria

• City and Guilds706/1 706/2 0r/NVQ 3, requirement obtained through further education or apprentice scheme to undertake Environmental Excellence Training.
• Certificate/qualification of food hygiene processes.
• Ability to use Food Production Equipment in a safe and cost effective manner.
• Able to attend a full weeks induction Monday – Friday

Desirable criteria

• Intermediate food hygiene
• Good basic level of secondary education
• CPD and/ or on the job training.

Experience
Essential criteria

• Catering experience including knowledge of procedures and processes.
• Experience of working within a team
• Experience of working un-supervised

Desirable criteria

• Experience for the production of therapeutic diets.

Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria

• Communication with staff to advise or respond to patient food requirements.
• Able to provide and receive information from staff and patients including complaints and have an understanding approach to their needs.
• Ability to inform staff and clinical teams of menu changes and to communicate dietary information to staff and patients.
• Ability to produce and record basic written information in a clear and legible way.
• To have the ability to help resolve food production issues and feedback to their line manager

Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise workload to ensure food is produced in accordance with food hygiene legislation
• d to ensure food is produced to an acceptable standard and served within an agreed time scale.
• Able to understand and follow standard recipes and methods
• Able to understand and follow production sheets, keeping food wastage to a minimum.
• Requirement for efficient use of equipment

Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria

• Able to follow work/cleaning schedules and Standard Operating Procedure
• Ability to follow / organise daily work plan, prioritising cooking methods, cooking times, cooking procedures, re-organises menus at short notice.

Physical skills
Essential criteria

• Developed accuracy skills, handling of fine tools, materials, as skills required for preparation of food to deadline, use of knife skills in butchery/filleting/chopping/cutting.
• Ability to work in temperatures at minus 20 degrees for short periods
• Ability to manoeuvre food trolleys. (some above 15kg)

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications
If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are \’at risk\’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month\’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
• For more information about our organisation and the career opportunities available, please visit our website and/or follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download

• Chef JD (PDF, 632.3KB)
• Chef PS (PDF, 400.6KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)