Chef Supervisor | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6197207/382-FM11-24-A |
Summary
Victoria Hospital is looking for a Chef Supervisor who is enthusiastic about food and nutrition, that will inspire the team of chefs and catering assistants. We need a motivational team-leader who has the skills and qualifications. You will work 5 days over 7 on a 3 week rota including weekends and Bank holidays. You will work a shift patter of rotating earlies and lates.
We need you to have experience in a similar Chef Supervisor role or be ready to step up into this role. You will be a working supervisor and have a passion for producing food that is nutritionally sound and meets the needs and requirements of our patients, staff and visitors. In this role you are responsible for food safety compliance, you will ensure that we meet the legislation requirement and that our food and hygiene standards are consistently high.
You will give clear direction and communication to your team.
Have a positive 'can do' attitude and ability to keep your team motivated.
Encourage a desire to learn and develop within the team.
Please see the below working hours for the post:
3 week rota working 2 weekends out of 3 on straight shifts.
Shift times
6am to 2pm
11am to 7pm
The Chef Supervisor undertakes a key role as a shift leader and motivator of catering staff, standards in the production of patient meals and the restaurant service meals.
Main duties include;
Leading by example and ensuring staff are correctly dressed when on duty in compliance with the department food safety and personal hygiene standards.
Strictly complying with codes of practice for general and personal hygiene.
Knowing and applying the correct procedures in catering staff responsibilities to report any sickness and especially that compliance with the D & V policy.
Ensuring correct use and cleaning of any equipment, or item of plant or machinery, to a high standard of hygiene.
Awareness and compliance with Food Safety systems for Raw & Cooked separation E.g. use of colour coding for knives, cutting boards etc., to avoid cross contamination risks.
Being aware of, following and ensuring catering staffs' compliance with the Health and Safety procedures of the Catering Department and of the Trust.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full duties.
Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop your skills and further your career. The Trust provides services to the residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and North Lancashire.
As a Trust we are committed to:
• Developing new roles and ways of working to ensure a flexible and innovative approach to staff.
• Real equality of opportunity.
• Continual development and learning for staff.
• Achieving a work life balance.
We are committed to the effective recruitment, retention and development for our employees, which is why we offer a great working environment, an attractive range of benefits and excellent opportunities for training and development.
The Trust is accredited as a disability Confident employer. That means we recognise our obligations to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to enter employment and progress if and where possible.
Enhanced payments are provided for weekends and bank holiday work. Generous annual leave and terms and conditions are provided.
Responsible to the Kitchen Manager for day-to-day duties, consultation,
information, and direction or approval as appropriate.
Responsible to the Catering Manager for all employment related responsibilities including work performance and conduct.
Supervising and directing and giving on the job training to Catering Staff to ensure and maintain standards of food production and quality of meals service, hygiene and cleanliness.
Liaising with Restaurant and Patients' Meals Service supervisors and Catering
Assistants to ensure continuity of high standards for food service and food quality to the Restaurant and Patients' Meals service points. I.e. checking to confirm that food quality, presentation and temperature meets with department standards.
Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification for full details.
Shift pattern: 5 days over 7 on a 3 week rota basis, including weekends and Bank Holidays.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
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