Chef
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9179-25-0321 |
Summary
Full job description and person specification attached. KEY TASKS: Patient services/kitchen: To undertake food production as part of a team producing safe, high quality, nutritious meals for patients staff and visitors to the Trust. To work in all areas of the food production kitchen covering all sections. To follow standard recipes and to participate with continuous improvement. To maintain records of their daily food production, wastage and dish temperature control in line with the departments ISO procedures. Help assemble meals for patients service, monitoring portion control of dishes and nutritional requirements. To produce food for special functions. To produce specific dietary dishes and meals following dietetics instructions To produce dishes and meals to specific IDDSI standards. To work to a ridged timescale making sure meals are ready for service. To maintain food hygiene standards with specific regard to temperature and cross contamination guidelines. To clean the food production area which they are working in. Safe and hygienic use of high cost, dangerous catering equipment. Prepare fillings and dishes for use within other areas of the department in a safe hygienic method using standard recipes for staff/visitors restaurant and patients. Assemble plated meal for specific dietary requirements out of normal hours for specific patients. To assist with the safe service of meals to staff from within catering outlets offering guidance on choice, allergens and dish content to help enhance customer satisfaction. To assist with store deliveries when required following departmental procedures.