Production Chef | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | Redruth, TR15 3RQ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7314452/156-7314452 |
Summary
Catering experience within a large organisation.
Creative skills for menu and product development.
City & Guilds 7061/2, NVQ3 Craft or NVQ3 Catering & Hospitality or equivalent.
Organisational and Supervisory Skills.
Intermediate/Level 3 Food Safety Hygiene Certificate.
Ability to achieve the highest levels of hygiene.
Be motivated and have a genuine passion for food and its quality.
Willing to undertake training in line with job development and organisational standards.
Professional manner, have a smart appearance, and a good communicator.
Flexible attitude to shift work.
To support the Head Chef by ensuring the effective preparation and the product into and out of Sustenation. To supervise the recipe assembly of ingredients, including disposables and vegetable preparation whilst ensuring the appropriate separation of goods as defined in the unit’s HACCP procedure.
To support the Operations Manager and Head Chef in enhancing the role and reputation of Sustenation by increasing efficiency and providing advice, recommendation, and support to users of the service.
To comply with allhigh standards of Hygiene and Health & Safety, procedures within the departmentat all times.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
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· Professional registration and qualification checks
· Employment history and reference checks
· Occupational Health clearance
· Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
· Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025