Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- Grade B
- Contract
- Permanent: Two week rota working every other weekend and bank holidays when required.
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-CHS1616
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £24,515 weekend Enhancments and bank holiday enhancements
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cook
Grade B
CHS is able to offer a wide range of services. Our scale enables us to offer competitive rates and we have a long track record of providing high quality, customer-focused services.
We offer comprehensive estates, facilities management, medical engineering, catering solutions and procurement services supporting the provision of safe, effective healthcare to our communities. We are committed to delivering our Green Plan goals of reducing carbon emissions, air pollution, waste generation and improving recycling throughout delivery of our services. We also enable profit to go back into patient care.
CHS recognises that its staff are its greatest asset and that its business is its people. The company aims to create an environment and culture of openness, trust and honesty. We encourage and celebrate diversity because broader perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge will enrich and enhance the value we bring to each other, our clients, shareholders and other stakeholders.
Job overview
To assist the Catering Supervisors and cooking grades in all activities associated with the provision of a professional meal service for all groups of staff and patients while maintaining strict hygiene practices and adhering to departmental policies and procedures
§ Commitment, self-motivation
§ able to commit to maintaining high standards of personal hygiene
§ ability to communicate well within the catering team, both individually and as a group.
§ Ability to work flexibly
T To remain professional and respectful at all times
§ Supportive of junior members of staff within catering dept
§ Respond to all requests in a timely manner and remain professional
§ Encourage staff to work as a team
§ work together to get results
Main duties of the job
- Observing departmental hygiene and safety regulations at all times demonstrating a good standard of personal hygiene and working in a safe manner.
- Preparation and loading of patient meal trolleys ensuring accuracy with all food items, completing all necessary paperwork as required.
- Preparation and cooking special diets of meals to a high standard accurately following recipes and cookery methods for a range of patient, staff and including hospitality buffet items
- The provision of meals and food items in a call order kitchen environment.
- Preparation, cooking and garnishing of hospitality requirements to high standards
- The instruction of lower grades of staff and trainees where necessary.
- Report any equipment and works issues that require repair to the supervisor.
- Cleaning of premises and equipment and utensils to specified hygiene standards.
- Ensure the correct and economical use of materials including the effective use of all kitchen equipment and energy supplies.
- Responsibility for stock rotation and checking date codes when given cleaning duties by Executive head chefs.
- The delivery of a Professional patient focused meal service ensuring all hygiene and safety standards are maintained at all times
- Demonstrate a professional customer focused service following departmental guidelines and adhering to any local ward protocols at all times.
- Accurately serving patients meal requirements ensuring temperature controls are maintained for hot and cold food during the service period
Working for our organisation
At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Clinical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
- Fully managed estate and building maintenance
- Clinical Engineering and Decontamination
- Procurement advice, guidance and governance
- Capital project management
- Transport
- Grounds maintenance.
- Portering
- Catering
- Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
§ Working in a hot environment, or in continuous chilled environment
§ Accurate completion of documentation
§ Frequent contact with patients on wards
§ Long periods of time spent on feet
S Spending a lot of time problem solving, some decision making and constant monitoring
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 1&2 Food Preparation & cooking.
Desirable criteria
- Basic Food hygiene certificate.
- NVQ level 3 Food Preparation & Cooking
Experience
Essential criteria
- Worked in a busy catering establishment.
- Understanding of patient meal requirements, including therapeutic diets
Desirable criteria
- Dealing with the general public in a professional manner
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of Health and Safety and manual handling techniques
- Good standard of cooking and presentation skills
- Good communication skills
- Good food hygiene practices.
Desirable criteria
- Cook and garnish hot & cold buffet items
General
Essential criteria
- Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post
- Must be eligible to work in the UK in a full time post
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by the Company/Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adrian Brown
- Job title
- Facilities Manager catering and Retail services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01484355965
- Additional information
Gina Ryan Assistant Facilities Manager Catering Services Tel 01484342444
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