Chef


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£25,760 to £27,476 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Manchester, M20 4BX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Oct 2026

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Summary

Maintain good relationships with ward and other departmental colleagues, both in telephone communications and direct verbal contact. Provide clear catering and food production related information and documentation to colleagues, patient groups, dieticians, and stakeholders. Work with the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef in identifying and managing the risks in the catering department. Highlight any problem areas regarding provision of service, faults in the fabric or maintenance of the department that will affect the service for any period. Maintain relationships, effective networks, and proactive communication mechanisms with colleagues. Knowledge Training and Experience To carry out all work procedures in accordance with the Food Safety Act and working within departmental HACCP procedures and complete all due diligence records, such as food temperatures taken throughout the preparation and cooking process via the Monika system. This is in line with H.A.C.C.P procedure. To be trained to Basic Food Hygiene standard. To assist with menu planning with full knowledge of standard recipes and food production in large scale catering operations. To have knowledge of therapeutic diets acquired through training and experience. To participate in any training opportunities. Please note that due to the nature of the business, some training may take place in the evening and at weekends. Training is compulsory/mandatory. To complete the temperature recording procedures in the catering department in line with the H.A.C.C.P system inclusive of the electronic MONIKA task minder system and Burlodge ward trolleys to ensure that all due diligence records are up to date for internal and external inspections. Assist in carrying out patient and customer surveys and support the production of reports and action plans. To liaise with the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef, to continuously develop and improve the kitchen environment and food service and monitor food wastage and report any finding to the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef. To respond to patients, verbal complaints and visit patients at ward level to answer queries or complaints upon direction of the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef. Communicate with customers or patients on ward level as required. Assist the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef to plan for any building work and new equipment/ software upgrades in the kitchen area. Report to the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef any maintenance requirements regarding the catering department. To be willing to work in different areas of the department if required, and work as a team. To prepare food to meet daily deadlines where accuracy is essential. Reasonable physical skills are required for managing deliveries of stock. To organise and prioritise cooking methods, times, and procedures dependent on the daily workload to ensure a timely service of meals. To provide nutritional, attractive, and palatable meals to hospital patients, staff and visitors and adopt responsibility at all times for the quality and outcome of each dish. Assist all patients, staff, and visitors regarding the catering and food preparation and ward service. To cater for any special functions and events as directed. To be flexible to change shift patterns to suit the needs of the service. To cope with increased workload at short notice and requests for out of hours service as required. To be responsible for putting away deliveries and maintain stock control/rotation when required. Support and assist new or existing members of staff. Maintain good housekeeping, stock rotation for all provisions in dry stores, fridges, and freezers. (First In First Out) To support any requisitions for provisions required on day-to-day basis. Suggest initiatives to improve the service and reduce costs. Support the Storekeeper to ensure that the required standards are met for all provisions and deliveries. Report any defects of building or equipment immediately to Executive Head Chef. To participate in annual PDP/appraisal meetings line manager. To attend Team meetings and follow development targets. To comply with the Sickness Policy of the Trust. To comply with the No Smoking Policy of the Trust Ensure electronic records (where they apply) are maintained for all related aspects of responsibility. Keep a record of all temperatures, allergens, ,ward visits, training, and associated documents. Use of MANNA Stock System. To enter data as necessary on the Monika equipment for fridge, freezers, food temperatures and cleaning tasks as required. To review and maintain Burlodge digital monitoring system and act on non-compliance. To enter data manually in event of failing IT systems, this includes all daily records for fridge, and freezers, and hot and cold food temperatures throughout the department. Complete training on ESR to ensure compliance with all mandatory and departmental training. Complete data sheets for food wastage surveys and collate information accordingly to produce reports. Liaise with Executive Head Chef to continuously develop and improve the kitchen environment and food service. To promote the healthy eating ethos for patients, staff and visitors and meet nationally agreed targets. To liaise with the dietetic team on menu developments and dietary matters or requirements, including allergen and dysphasic requests. Work within agreed Food Safety and Hygiene policies and procedures. Participate in the manual service provision of the department as necessary. This may include the preparation , cooking and service of food, delivery of trolleys to wards and departments, cleaning as required The job requires standing up for most part of the working day. Full awareness is required when using knives, equipment and monitoring system. Concentration is required on daily use of IT and software programmes To be able to listen and address complaints as they arise. Communication with customers, whether patients, staff or visitors who could be experiencing distressing circumstances and make informed decisions as to how to support them. Working conditions will include food preparation, storage areas and exposure to extreme temperatures within food storage areas. In this role you must be willing to work in other areas of the department and carry out any role that you expect staff to whether in hot conditions, cold storage, and other extreme temperatures. Occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions is required, this may include areas where pests have been located. Meetings, discussions, audits, and surveys will take place in patient and visitor areas. Responsible for Health and Safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by acts and omissions at work and ensure that statutory and departmental safety regulations are adhered to. Undertake any other duties or responsibilities commensurate with this post as requested by the Senior Catering Manager / Executive Head Chef. This post is to assist the Executive Head Chef, close working is required. N.B. This job description is not exhaustive. It may be necessary to carry out any other duties in order to provide an effective Catering Services. This could involve working within another area but would only be done after discussion with the employee

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