Job overview
Are you a qualified and experienced chef who is passionate about food? Sherborne’s Yeatman Hospital is looking for an outstanding senior chef to join the team.
As a senior chef you’ll demonstrate practical experience and knowledge of allergens, modified diets and nutritional content. You must hold a L3 Food Hygiene Certificate or have a willingness to undertake this. Experience of providing catering services in a similar setting, menu planning and portion control is essential.
You will be confident and have supervisory experience to lead a team of catering staff, supporting them to be creative in our high-quality meal provision.
This is a full-time position based at the Yeatman Hospital. You must be able to work flexibly as part of a rota between 6.30am-6pm, including weekends and bank holidays at enhanced pay.
For any queries, please contact facilities manager Alison Lee at alison.lee1@nhs.net or call 07775027961.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a high standard of catering services to patients, staff and visitors.
- To ensure correct standards of cleanliness are achieved and maintained.
- To have input into the annual appraisal process of staff.
- Skills required for food preparation, use of knife skills.
- Organise and manage own workload and the teams to meet with competing demands and deadlines, including an ability to respond flexibly to ad hoc situations and requests.
- To lead on the training and workplace induction of other catering staff.
- Responsibility for the ordering of stock and management of products, including rotation of stock to avoid wastage.
