Cook / Chef
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Band 2 Cook / Chef
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven individual to join the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust Hospital, Reading, Berkshire. The successful candidate will be working in the Catering Department as a chef, on a full-time basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Royal Berkshire NHS Trust one of the UK's largest general hospital foundation trusts- serving a population excess of 500,000. The main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire. One of UK's exemplary hospitals and rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission.
We deliver approximately 1,600 patient meals and 700 staff/visitor meals in the Restaurant/Deli & Training Center every day. We also deliver Internal functions in excess of 40,000 covers per annum.
The ideal candidate will have similar experience working in a high volume production kitchen, following standardised departmental recipes.
Main duties of the job
- Preparing and cooking patients and restaurant food as per recipe.
- Cooking and preparing elements of high quality and diet specific dishes.
- Keeping up with industry trends and help create new recipes.
- Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen and ensuring sanitation practices in the kitchen.
- Assisting other chefs.
- Helping with deliveries and restocking.
- Assisting with stock rotation.
- Cleaning stations.
- Contributing to maintaining kitchen and food safety standards.
About us
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent.Our Vision: Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.
Date posted
10 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-5842998CORB2Chef-4
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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