The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton requires a full time a Head Chef within the catering department providing food for patients, staff and visitors. Experience in similar role essential.
To provide and maintain the highest level of catering service possible. Retain the safe production and monitoring of meals and catering services. Ensure that our high standards are maintained and improved. Safeguarding hygienic and safe working practices are carried out by all staff, and to monitor the standards set within the department on a day-to-day basis. Ensure that food for staff, patients, visitors and functions is of the highest possible standard on the NHS Wards, Private care Wards, Crèche (Sutton Only) and all Retail areas commensurate with financial constraints.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
• The Responsible for ensuring a safe and efficient catering service in the absence of management.
• Manage all operational aspects of the catering service in the kitchen on a day-to-day basis including the distribution of all foodstuffs produced and provided.
• Implement and review with the management all control systems for the service, using appropriate recognised techniques, to ensure that good practices prevail and exercises sufficient monitoring and controls to ensure that the HACCP plan and all others are adhered to.
• Ensure appropriate recruitment and selection of staff and the compilation of cost-effective staff rotas.
• Formulate and implements appropriate monitoring packages for the business of the service. Highlights any cost improvement, income generation and change of practiceideas. Maintain good security practices with reference to cash handling and stock controls.
• Take action when necessary, in accordance with the Trust’s disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• The preparation, presentation and service of food items for patients, crèche, staff and functions, using standardised recipes, to quality standards set by the Deputy Catering Manager, Operational Manager and Head Chef, for the numbers determined by the Catering Office and to a skills level determined by a minimum of C&G 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalents (Level 3 will need to be attained). HACCP L3 and advance food hygiene L3 food safety
This advert closes on Thursday 1 May 2025
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