Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Chef to join our Catering Services team at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.
You will play a vital role in preparing and delivering high-quality, nutritious meals for patients, staff, and visitors, ensuring compliance with food safety standards and meeting diverse dietary needs.
This post is 37.5 hours per week to worked 08:00 - 16:00, Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook a variety of meals to the highest standards, including special diets and allergen-specific requirements.
- Follow Health Board catering policies, HACCP procedures, and food safety legislation.
- Maintain accurate production and temperature records.
- Supervise and support catering assistants, assisting with training and induction.
- Ensure food is correctly labelled, stored, and portioned to avoid cross-contamination.
- Contribute to stock control and assist with ordering perishable items.
- Uphold excellent hygiene and health & safety practices at all times.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of full range of work procedures, practices and equipment for a catering service, including food hygiene processes; vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent plus knowledge for special diets acquired through training and experience to diploma equivalent level This must include: City and Guilds 7061 & 7062, or NVQ level 2 in professional Cookery
- Level 2 in Food Safety.
- Allergen Aware
- Able to menus & recipes to meet requirements of the customer.
- To be Conversant of Natasha's Law & NHS Food and Hydration Standards
Desirable
- Trained Level 3 or 4 Food safety
- Allergen Level 3
- NVQ Level 3 advanced professional cookery
Experience
Essential
- Working knowledge of HACCP principles and their specific application for catering
- Previous chef experience in large scale food production
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Organisational skills in delivering a quality food service to patients, staff, and visitors.
- Ability to motivate staff, individuals, and teams.
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Capable of working within time limits and under pressure.
- Basic Computer skills Effective
- Communication and training skills.
- Willingness to respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible approach
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of full range of work procedures, practices and equipment for a catering service, including food hygiene processes; vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent plus knowledge for special diets acquired through training and experience to diploma equivalent level This must include: City and Guilds 7061 & 7062, or NVQ level 2 in professional Cookery
- Level 2 in Food Safety.
- Allergen Aware
- Able to menus & recipes to meet requirements of the customer.
- To be Conversant of Natasha's Law & NHS Food and Hydration Standards
Desirable
- Trained Level 3 or 4 Food safety
- Allergen Level 3
- NVQ Level 3 advanced professional cookery
Experience
Essential
- Working knowledge of HACCP principles and their specific application for catering
- Previous chef experience in large scale food production
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Organisational skills in delivering a quality food service to patients, staff, and visitors.
- Ability to motivate staff, individuals, and teams.
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Capable of working within time limits and under pressure.
- Basic Computer skills Effective
- Communication and training skills.
- Willingness to respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible approach
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
