Working as part of the food production team in a variety of roles within the department providing a first class service for patients mainly focussed on patient and restaurant feeding. To be actively involved in the development of both staff and patient food services. Following trust and departmental guidelines and protocol. Displaying leadership and a flexible positive attitude ensuring the department is run as efficiently as possible. Maintaining a safe clean working environment .Reporting any concerns to the management team. To develop an understanding of any food management systems within the department. Attending any training as directed by the management team and provide training to other staff groups. Following standard recipes and striving to reduce waste to a minimum. Provide training and support for other members of the department when necessary. Completion of all HAACCP paperwork as required within the department ensuring all paperwork is correctly signed and dated. To be involved in the training of staff where appropriate and the population of rotas. Dealing with telephone enquiries, recording messages and referring calls within the department as appropriate. To assist with the recruitment of new staff including interviewing. To assist the management team in the management of staff sickness including return to work interviews. To carry out appraisals of staff where appropriate. Using the uniforms provided and meeting the required standards of dress including the displaying of name badge Communications Verbal and written with peers and kitchen team involving food production monitoring and logging of temperatures, waste as per daily shift requirements. Responsibility for Patient Care Incidental contact during normal duties Planning and organising Work is mainly routine but includes organising own workload and workload of others. Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources Generally responsible for the safe handling of Trust equipment and utensils. May involve cash handling. Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation Follows Trust and departmental policies and procedures Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership Responsibilities for Teaching and Training Working by example and being able to show new employees their duties. Responsibilities for data and information resources Daily requirement to record temperatures of food or refrigeration temperatures and of production figures. Research, Development and Audit To feedback to the management team any information that may improve the service and run helps us run more efficiently Physical Skills and Effort There is a requirement to be stood for long periods and moderate physical effort for long periods of the shift. There will be a need to be involved with accepting and the storing of goods into and out of the department. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.