Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Catering Team at Arrowe Park Hospital.
The main duties will be to support the Chef team with the preparation, cooking & presentation of retail and patient meal provisions whilst also successfully completing a chef qualification whilst also complying with trust policies & procedures, health & safety regulations & HACCP.
This includes:
- Food preparation
- Following cooking techniques from experienced chefs
- Inventory management
- Following food safety & hygiene practices
- Maintain high communication levels with catering team
Main duties of the job
To prepare and cook food to a high standard for distribution to various outlets throughout the hospital site, so that the end results meet user expectations. To work to high standards of hygiene and presentation. To assist Supervisors and Managers to ensure all preparation areas and kitchen recourses, people, equipment and foodstuffs are used efficiently and cost effectively in providing the overall service.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Chef position available with WUTH.
Staff entering employment with the Trust via an apprenticeship pathway will be paid on the Trusts local apprenticeship pay scale for the duration of their training programme. For the first 12 months of employment the staff member will be paid 75% of the payband minimum. From the start of month 13 until the end of their apprenticeship programme, the staff member will be paid 95% of the payband minimum or the national living wage (whichever amount is the higher amount).
This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s).
Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trusts apprenticeship offer.
Existing staff moving into an equal or higher banded apprenticeship role cannot be financially disadvantaged in doing so they will remain on their current pay scale or move onto the apprenticeship pay scale (whichever is the higher amount).
Existing staff moving into a lower banded apprenticeship role will move onto apprenticeship pay scale until the completion of the programme.
Whilst this role is being advertised as a permanent position, there is an expectation that the successful applicant must complete all elements of the apprenticeship. Initially, the successful applicant will be placed on a fixed term apprenticeship contract for the duration of the programme. Upon completion of the apprenticeship and providing all additional milestones are met, the successful applicant will be issued a permanent contract.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Chef position available with WUTH.
Staff entering employment with the Trust via an apprenticeship pathway will be paid on the Trusts local apprenticeship pay scale for the duration of their training programme. For the first 12 months of employment the staff member will be paid 75% of the payband minimum. From the start of month 13 until the end of their apprenticeship programme, the staff member will be paid 95% of the payband minimum or the national living wage (whichever amount is the higher amount).
This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s).
Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trusts apprenticeship offer.
Existing staff moving into an equal or higher banded apprenticeship role cannot be financially disadvantaged in doing so they will remain on their current pay scale or move onto the apprenticeship pay scale (whichever is the higher amount).
Existing staff moving into a lower banded apprenticeship role will move onto apprenticeship pay scale until the completion of the programme.
Whilst this role is being advertised as a permanent position, there is an expectation that the successful applicant must complete all elements of the apprenticeship. Initially, the successful applicant will be placed on a fixed term apprenticeship contract for the duration of the programme. Upon completion of the apprenticeship and providing all additional milestones are met, the successful applicant will be issued a permanent contract.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- The post holder shall have undertaken secondary education and shall be competent in the use of everyday English and Mathematics
- Chef training to City and Guilds 147 or 706/1 or its equivalent NVQ
- Chef training to City and Guilds 151 or 706/2 or its equivalent NVQ
- Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene certificate or equivalent
- Have at least 2 years similar experience in equivalent establishment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Basic food hygiene
- Knowledge of health and safety at work act, COSHH regulations, Food Handling and preparation regulations.
- Nutritional and dietary needs of patients within the healthcare environment and the provision of these needs by suitable food preparation and cooking techniques.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to communicate with users at all levels
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Confident and capable of making decisions in the absence of Supervisors
- Good problem solving skills
- Clean and smart in appearance
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- The post holder shall have undertaken secondary education and shall be competent in the use of everyday English and Mathematics
- Chef training to City and Guilds 147 or 706/1 or its equivalent NVQ
- Chef training to City and Guilds 151 or 706/2 or its equivalent NVQ
- Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene certificate or equivalent
- Have at least 2 years similar experience in equivalent establishment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Basic food hygiene
- Knowledge of health and safety at work act, COSHH regulations, Food Handling and preparation regulations.
- Nutritional and dietary needs of patients within the healthcare environment and the provision of these needs by suitable food preparation and cooking techniques.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to communicate with users at all levels
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Confident and capable of making decisions in the absence of Supervisors
- Good problem solving skills
- Clean and smart in appearance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
