Chef

The closing date is 28th Jan 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Chef to join our Catering Team at Musgrove Park Hospital. If you are someone who is hardworking and energetic with a passion for delivering quality freshly cooked, healthy, wholesome food to our patients, staff and visitors then we would love to hear from you

Main duties, tasks & skills required

As a Chef, you will be involved in the preparation, cooking and serving of food to the highest of standards, regularly seeking feedback from patients staff and visitors, in order to continually improve the level of service across both Patient and retail catering .You will regularly review menus in line with dietary requirements and communicate effectively with patients, staff and visitors to ensure a balanced diet. Maintaining a clean, hazard free kitchen in order to minimise risks to patients and staff, ensuring compliance with statutory and company requirements on food hygiene, Allergens, storage and temperature control. You will also assist with the effective ordering, control and management of stock levels. You will promote high standards of catering by ensuring catering assistants are supervised appropriately and the kitchen operates in a smooth efficient manner, becoming an integral part of the team by building relationships with staff and visitors

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we’re committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you’ll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away – and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it’s a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all – the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Job description

To ensure compliance with the Catering Food Safety HACCP, Trust policies and procedures and to the Food Safety Act and Food Hygiene Regulations. See job description for more details

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

City & Guilds 706/1&2 or NVQ Equivalent Good standard of English & Maths Level 3 Award in Food Safety – Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate Basic health & Safety Certificate and Allergen Awareness

Desirable

Level 4 Food Safety Management

Experience

Essential

Experience in the preparation of therapeutic diets Working knowledge of HACCP principles and their specific application for catering

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.

For help with your application, contact:
Amanda Vickery
amanda.vickery@somersetft.nhs.uk
01823342398

Pay scheme
Agenda for Change

Band
Band 3

Salary

£24071.00 to £25674.00 Yearly

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-Time

Reference number
184-OL-PU-1662

Job locations
Musgrove Park Hospital Musgrove Road Taunton Somerset TA1 5DA