Chef | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Arrowe Hill, Wirral
Chef | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Arrowe Hill, Wirral
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 12 Nov | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 71e91fd3461247bc871aa864e84cd403
Full Job Description
- 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.
- This role benefits from predominantly daytime working
- To ensure specified menu items and recipes and the correct quantity of food are available to meet patient, staff or end user requirements.
- To ensure raw, chilled or cooked ingredients to specified requirements are distributed to patient, staff or end use requirements.
- To perform preparation and cooking activities with due diligence and in a professional manner so that food maintains its nutritional value and is suitable consumption by the patient or customers,
- To assist in ensuring that preparation and kitchen equipment are effectively and efficiently maintained.
- To ensure the correct raw materials, foodstuffs are used in the preparation and cooking of food.
- To ensure those stocks of raw materials, cook-chill and foodstuffs are rotated correctly so as to prevent the loss, damage or deterioration of these stocks.
- To ensure that the division policies, procedures and work practises are understood and implemented.
- To assist in ensuring that operational costs are kept to a minimum but commensurate with the provision of services that meet customer requirements.
- To identify and assist with the implementation of cost savings wherever possible.
- To assist in ensuring that immediate corrective action is taken in the event of an emergency so that patient nutritional needs are met 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.
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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.