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Job overview

The chef role has overall responsibility for smooth operation of food production, presentation and service while maximising customers and patients appeal and exceeding Trusts, patients and customers’ expectations in the restaurant and food outlets at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

This role is expected to ensure that all policies and procedures are strictly adhered to in the day-to-day operation of food service to all customers and patients and to ensure that a high quality, food safety and cost-effective service are achieved at all times.

ALL APPLICANTS REQUIRED AN ENHANCED CHILD & ADULT DBS AS ALL BANK STAFF HAVE ACCESS TO CHILD & ADULT WARDS ON SITE.

Main duties of the job

• To plan and write menus for theme days, special offers to provide adequate information to all customers and patients. Overall responsibility for ensuring that food and beverages are nutritious and appetising and the food must meet the hospital catering retail standards in conjunction with standard recipes via internal catering software, Saffron, which will enable you to edit the allergen information if a product is substituted used in the original recipe.
• You are required to attend the Food Safety and Food Allergen Management Training to be compliant with the Food Safety and Natasha’ Law in food preparation environment.
• To supervises, encourage and support employees, ensures Trust standards are met. To direct the employees through their daily routines and interacts with customers to make sure that they have an exceptional experience.
• To act as quality control, ensuring customer satisfaction through training employees properly and adhering to Trust policy.
• To ensure food is correctly and safely prepared and stored, at the correct legal temperatures, in line with the HACCP regulations and to ensure compliance with all Food Safety requirements with corrective use of the COSHH procedures in a food preparation environment. Ensure food is prepared and stored correctly to minimise waste. To understand and adhere to proper food handling, safety and sanitation standards during food preparation, service and clean up.

Working for our organisation

• "At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviors of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values."
• OUR MISSION: 'TO PUT THE PATIENT FIRST BY DELIVERING GREAT CARE TO EVERY PATIENT, EVERY DAY'
• Theres never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
• Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.