Job Description

Job Title:

Chef

Trust:

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading RG1 5AN

Shift Pattern

: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm or 10am-6pm

Pay Rate

: 12.68 an hour + Escalated rates over the weekend.

Are you an experienced Chef looking for work in the Wirral area? Are you flexible with the days that you are available to work? If so, Royal Berkshire Hospital wants to hear from you right away.

About the Trust:

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire. With seven sites, the Trust employs approximately 6,500 staff and serves a population of around 1,000,000 people.

Job Duties

Preparing and cooking patient/ restaurant meals in our modern well-equipped kitchen.

Provide information on food service, matters including recipes and wastage information.

Planning meals and menus

Lifting and storing of heavy provisions.

Keep up to date with departmental COSHH manual and PPE requirement for each food preparation and cleaning task

Storing food correctly

Take responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness within the department, including personal hygiene.

What you'll need:

Relevant Chef/Cooking experience.

Excellent communication skills- both verbal and written

Good communicator who can follow instructions

Allergen Awareness

Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Food Safety Level 2

The benefits we can offer you in return:

Putting People in Places to Care - be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.

First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.

Working options to suit your lifestyle?- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.

Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

Apply Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Zero hours contract

Pay: 12.68 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 123456