Chef

Job summary

Chef is responsible for elements of cooking and cleaning within the kitchen and Pot wash area, To maintain high standards of food quality and presentation, special patient diets, general cleanliness and hygiene withinkitchen, diet bay & pot wash areas.

He/she would be expected to play an active part service delivery of all aspects of kitchen catering services for both retail units by supporting and assisting the Kitchen Supervisor as directed, as well as within PatientServices and dietetics to enhance the Customer & Patient Mealtime experience.

Main duties of the job

Part-Time Chef (Band 3)

We are recruiting for a Part-time Chef, 2 days per week to join our busy Retail Team in the Oasis Restaurant to provide the following:

• Ensuring food delivered and received meet with the Department's policy on standards and quality, by undertaking physical checks and temperature probing of all appropriate foodstuffs.
• Check meals for quality, texture, taste and appearance, notifying and correcting problems as appropriate.
• Must be capable of taking key decisions in the absence of the Retail Supervisor, in line with dept. procedures.
• Check fridges/freezers and stores area daily and utilise short life items promptly and in accordance with dept policy.
• To follow recipes accurately, so as to ensure correct number of portions produced.
• To ensure that issues coincide with requisitions, reporting any shortfalls to line manager.
• To ensure sufficient provisions are ordered to meet the needs of the menu.
• Deal with all ward / customer liaisons in an effective and courteous manner at all times, whether over the telephone or on a one to one basis.
• Ensure that all cooking is to the highest of standards.

Proposed date of Interview: 11th October 2022

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:

o Croydon University Hospital

o Purley Hospital

o The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath

o Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside

o A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:

"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"

Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:

o You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff

o You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff

o You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians

o You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home

o You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to "Listening into Action" is new and different.