Apprentice Chef

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Team at Arrowe Park Hospital. The main duties will be to support the Chef team with the preparation, cooking & presentation of retail and patient meal provisions whilst also successfully completing a chef qualification whilst also complying with trust policies & procedures, health & safety regulations & HACCP. This includes:

• Food preparation
• Following cooking techniques from experienced chefs
• Inventory management
• Following food safety & hygiene practices
• Maintain high communication levels with catering team, To prepare and cook food to a high standard for distribution to various outlets throughout the hospital site, so that the end results meet user expectations. To work to high standards of hygiene and presentation. To assist Supervisors and Managers to ensure all preparation areas and kitchen recourses, people, equipment and foodstuffs are used efficiently and cost effectively in providing the overall service.
  
  All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.