Job overview

The post holder will;

• To assist planning, procure, produce and serve high quality, freshly made, nutritious and well-presented food and refreshments to meet the needs of our patients, staff and visitors in a safe and well managed environment.
• The role is to work as part of a rota to provide food services from 7am – 7pm, 365 days per year.  Flexibility is essential as cover may be required at short notice

Main duties of the job

Support the delivery of seasonal menus, balanced and nutritional

Keep up to date with food innovations on the High Street and introduce appropriate ideas accordingly

Be open to a Culture of Learning

Maximise sales through innovations

To ensure compliance with all aspects of Health and Safety legislation and the correct use of personal protective equipment

To report all maintenance issues and hazards to the Head Chef/Manager  

To comply with departmental & Trust personal hygiene policy/procedures at all times

To wear the correct uniform as provided by the Trust

To use mechanical equipment and electrical equipment in the performance of your duties, with due regard to the correct method of use and Health and Safety

To ensure the appropriate equipment, facilities and the environment is maintained in good order

To assist with stock control; check if all the items are in date and stock rotated and kept within agreed budget

To ensure refrigerators are monitored/ temperatures recorded and defrosted as and when required

To ensure food is monitored / recorded food for every meal service, undertaken in accordance with the food safety requirements

To provide support and full co-operation to colleagues within the department

 To demonstrate due diligence whilst on duty and report any concerns to your manager or supervisor

To ensure safe working practice at all times and to support the implementation of best practice policies

To carry out any reasonable requests from your line Managers

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

 We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.