Job summary
- Main area
- Chef
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working shifts between 6am- 11pm)
- Job ref
- 426-143-24CC
- Employer
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- Kings Lynn
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Chef
Band 3
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef to join team QEH .
As part of the Catering Team you will be cooking meals for staff and patients through the day and night in all aspects of food preparation and cooking following Food Hygiene Guidelines .
You will have previous experience managing your own time and resources and experience of working within a team . Catering and Hygiene Qualifications required for this post
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has become available within the Catering department for a Chef .
We are looking to recruit a Proactive Chef to cook and provide a wide variety of meals, including ethnic and allergen free meals to a high standard; working cost effectively to meet the standards, policies and objectives of the department.
You will work safely and in a hygienic environment and assist and support Line Managers, the Head Chef, the Catering Manager and other teams as directed and required.
If this role appeals to you, and fits your profile, we would love to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 2 Food Hygiene
- Allergen Training City & Guild 706 1&2 or NVQ (professional Cookery) equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 Hygiene
- Level 3 HACCP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of HACCP
- Knowledge of Allergens
- Knowledge of IDDSI Descriptors
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stewart Nimmo
- Job title
- Catering Manger
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01553 613540
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