Hospital Chef
£25,009 per annum
Stockton-on-the-Forest, York
Permanent 
37.5 hours per week

Based in the historic city of York, we are looking for a Chef for our 112 bedded Forensic medium secure psychiatric hospital, which cares for both mental illness and learning disability patients, which includes an Autistic Spectrum Disorder service and a female service.
These valies are what we believe in and what you can count on:
Highest level of Quality
Caring Safely
Integrity
Working together
Valuing people
Our Hospital has a reputation for providing high standards of care and treatment to all patients. 

Job Role:
Assists with the provision of a catering service within a Priory Group Service with particular emphasis on the planning, preparation, cooking and serving of meals, ensuring all activities and operations comply with operational standards and statutory regulations. 

Responsibilities:
*Undertakes the planning, preparation and cooking of meals, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
*Ensuring operational standards comply with the company’s Food Safety policies and guidelines and statutory regulations.
*Takes full shift responsibility for the catering operation (in the absence of the Head Chef).
*Ensures the cost-effective and efficient control of stock including placing orders for food products and the checking/reconciliation of deliveries. 
*Monitors and adapts food production ensuring that there is a minimum amount of wasted food.
*Researches, develops and creates varied and interesting menus, which take account of healthy eating guidelines and any dietary requirements of the particular resident group. 
*To ensure that wherever possible the people who use the service are provided with variety and choice, with full regard 
*for dietary, nutritional and religious requirements, adapting to the changing needs of the people who use the service so 
*their diets can be amended accordingly when needed
*Responsible for food safety standards and the standard of kitchen cleaning. 
*Experience producing meals for large groups on time and to budget
*Supervises assigned catering staff ensuring their quality of work continues to meet required operational standards including food safety and cleanliness.
Experience:
*Experience within a professional kitchen environment
*Experience producing meals for large groups on time and to budge
Knowledge / Education / Skills
*Numerate, literate and qualified to NVQ2 or equivalent & basic qualification in food hygiene.
*Organises and priorities own workload within established procedures 
*Excellent communication and negotiation skills 
*Ability to monitor costs and liaise with suppliers
*Good organisation and time management
*Knowledge of specialised diets may be required (Dysphagia, Allergens, etc)
*First class customer service skills 
Good written and verbal communication skills, the post holder will be required to direct and instruct a team of catering support staff, as well as discuss new menus with other staff to ensure the well-being of service users

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
*Competitive benefits package and time off, including enhanced maternity leave
*Extra service annual leave awards
*Career development opportunities 
*An employee assistance programme
*Supplemented meals/refreshments when on duty
*Free car parking
*Relocation support
*Payment into the pension scheme
*CPD top up
*Donation to a charity of your choice
*Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting
on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this
vacancy