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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: Working 5 days over 7 days
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
287-CEF-398-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Broadgreen Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Chef - Broadgreen Hospital

Band 3

Job overview

This is an exciting time to join our Catering Team for the NHS at Broadgreen Hospital.

We are looking for a qualified chef to support our patient feeding and restaurant meals.

If you are looking for a rewarding role working within our wards and you have the following skills please apply.

  • Food Hygiene qualification
  • Chef qualification
  • Good communication (written & verbal)
  • Approachable 
  • Organised
  • Reliable 

Main duties of the job

The post holder has a responsibility for the provision of a high quality catering service. The post holder may work in any area within LUFT which offers a catering service, this can include patients feeding, Staff dining area, any of the trusts retail outlets and hospitality.

The preparation and service of meals to patients of LUFT and any other areas where the trust has an SLA. The trust operates a menu with a number of selections, but if needed may need to prepare special meals to ensure the patients receive quality meals.The post holder must clean their area during and after service.

Ensuring that the quality of food produced is to the high standard  from the catering department and ensuring that the Catering departments HACCP policy is adhered to at all time. Ensuring that food waste is kept to the minimum. 

The post holder will have a good knowledge of special and therapeutic diets as well as dietary needs including Vegetarian and Vegan
requirements.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Food Preparation - Preparing any food required to produce the dishes required 

Cooking and Service

Check food for correct temperature before service. And record on the trusts HACCP sheets. Take appropriate action is food fails

Check the quality of food to comply with the Trusts standards. Take appropriate action if the food fails

Have knowledge of special therapeutic diets and be able to respond to a request for the provision of a special diet at short notice.

Observe good hygiene practises and keep up to date with current food hygiene and training legislation. Ensure the documentation for the trusts HCCP policy is completed, and any fails rectified and retested

Please refer to the attached job description for a full list of duties

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 3 GCSE or Equivalent
  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent in catering
  • CIEH level 2 food hygiene
  • Allergen Training
Desirable criteria
  • Must be prepared to study for CIEH level 3 food hygiene certificate
  • Must be prepared to study for Level 2 Award in Identifying and Controlling Food Allergen Risks

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience in a catering environment
  • Experience of working within a team
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in an industrial catering environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of special dietary requirements.
  • Knowledge of cooking skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Ireland
Job title
Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07896107341
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