Bank Catering Chef

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join our catering team on a Bank basis.

Are you looking for a more flexible work/life balance? Bank shifts can offer you shifts that can work around you!

This member of staff must have suitable knowledge of culinary skills, food safety and necessary nutrition to help strengthen decision making whilst working in a healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

Bank Catering Chef, Band 3

We are looking for an experienced Chef who is flexible can work under pressure in a busy hospital environment.

To lead and assist in the efficient operation of the Catering Service for patients and the provision of all other meals throughout the hospital. This member of staff must have suitable knowledge of culinary skills, food safety and necessary nutrition to help strengthen decision making whilst working in a healthcare environment.

Although patients across Somerset FT are served through a cook freeze catering system it is vital that chefs have the ability to innovate and produce food to the very highest standard.

Brief summary of role:Prepare & Cook Porridge for patientsMaking Soup x2 variety lunch & supperPrepare & cook Custard for patientsPrepare cook & serve any hospitalityPrepare salads for patients lunch &supperPrepare veg for saladsPrepare side salads for patients lunch & supperKnowledge of allergens and special diets for patients dietary needsCover private ward preparing hot & cold food from menu

The service is a 7 day operation and there is a shift system in place to ensure that chefs have a consistent pattern of working.

As a catering team there is a strong focus on collaboration with nursing and dietetic colleagues in order that everybody involved in nutrition for patients has an understanding of food being part of the recovery process.

Previous applicants need not apply.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!