Chef, Rosebank House

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Oxfordshire
Salary
Competitive
Posted
28 Feb 2019
Closes
28 Mar 2019
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Elysium Healthcare brings together a unique approach to the delivery of care where the service user is embedded in the heart of all aspects of hospital life.

Our inclusive way of working has the service user as a true partner in their care. We recognise that each and every member of staff has an important role to play in the success of Elysium. It is with their dedication, passion and hard work that we can deliver excellent care programs that truly benefit the service users.

Elysium Healthcare has a network of over 70 services strategically placed across England and Wales.

Annual salary: from GBP19,000 (negotiable)

Hours per week: 37.5

Our Chef role involves:

* Being responsible for the production of the hospital food for patients, staff and visitors

* Pre-preparing meals for days you are not on shift,

* Stock ordering, and stock control, and supporting budgetary control

* Producing daily meals, snacks and buffets as well as serving the food as required

* Kitchen management / record keeping against legislation/ and thorough cleaning of the main kitchen

* Working from the hours of 9am until 5pm on a flexible weekly rota

* Being in control of Kitchen COSHH management systems

* Thorough awareness of H&S, and Food hygiene management

* Completing breakaway & conflict resolution training

* Staying compliant with all mandatory training

To be successful as a Chef, you'll need:

* City & Guilds 706/1, equivalent Basic Food Preparation Cooking or City & Guilds 706/2 (essential)

* Basic Food Hygiene (essential)

* Intermediate Food Hygiene (desirable)

* To be able to prepare and produce quality food to a high standard

* Knowledge of menu planning and costing

* Some supervising experience

* A high level of numeracy

* To be able to communicate with patients, visitors and staff at all levels

* To be able to cope with ease under pressure

About our benefits

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits:

* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (at commencement of employment)

* A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP)

* Life Assurance

* Employee Assistance Services

* Continuous learning and development

* Career development

* Voluntary Benefits

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure