Job Summary
Catering experience within a large organisation.
Creative skills for menu and product development.
City & Guilds 7061/2, NVQ3 Craft or NVQ3 Catering & Hospitality or equivalent.
Organisational and Supervisory Skills.
Intermediate/Level 3 Food Safety Hygiene Certificate.
Ability to achieve the highest levels of hygiene.
Be motivated and have a genuine passion for food and its quality.
Willing to undertake training in line with job development and organisational standards.
Professional manner, have a smart appearance, and a good communicator.
Flexible attitude to shift work.
Main Duties of the Job
To support the Head Chef by ensuring the effective preparation and the product into and out of Sustenation. To supervise the recipe assembly of ingredients, including disposables and vegetable preparation whilst ensuring the appropriate separation of goods as defined in the unit's HACCP procedure.
To support the Operations Manager and Head Chef in enhancing the role and reputation of Sustenation by increasing efficiency and providing advice, recommendation, and support to users of the service.
To comply with all high standards of Hygiene and Health & Safety, procedures within the department at all times.
About Us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Date Posted: 25 March 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £24,071 to £25,674 a year Pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Reference Number: TEMP_500
Job Locations: Sustenation, Barncoose Industrial Estate, Redruth, TR15 3RQ
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential:
* NVQ 3 or equivalent in Supervisory Management, City and Guilds 706/2 or NVQ Food Preparation and Cooking.
* Level 3. Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate.
Experience Essential:
* Extensive experience in a supervisory role in a large commercial catering operation.
Skills Essential:
* Ability to make decisions which will enable assessment and delegation of work tasks.
* Ability to lead and motivate staff.
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.
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