Chef

Job summary

We are looking for a Chef to join our Catering Team at Musgrove Park Hospital. If you are someone who is hardworking and energetic with a passion for delivering quality freshly cooked, healthy, wholesome food to our patients, staff and visitors then we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

As a Chef, you will be involved in the preparation, cooking and serving of food to the highest of standards, regularly seeking feedback from patients staff and visitors, in order to continually improve the level of service across both Patient and retail catering .You will regularly review menus in line with dietary requirements and communicate effectively with patients, staff and visitors to ensure a balanced diet.Maintaining a clean, hazard free kitchen in order to minimise risks to patients and staff, ensuring compliance with statutory and company requirements on food hygiene, Allergens, storage and temperature control. You will also assist with the effective ordering, control and management of stock levels.You will promote high standards of catering by ensuring catering assistants are supervised appropriately and the kitchen operates in a smooth efficient manner, becoming an integral part of the team by building relationships with staff and visitors

About us

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!