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Job Title: ChefLocation: Princess Alexandra Hospital – Harlow CM20 1QXTrust Location: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Foundation TrustShift Pattern: Various shifts available 7 days a weekPayrate: Band 3 - £13.07 per hour plus enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidaysAre you a qualified or professionally trained Chef that’s looking for work in the West Essex area? Are you flexible with the days that you are available to work? If so, then Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Foundation Trust want to hear from you right away.We are on the lookout for Chefs to support the Catering Department. Rota based shifts available every day. This location is easily accessible by public transport and has onsite parking.JOB PURPOSEResponsible for their own food preparation section and controlling cooking and service operation and aiding the Sous Chefs as part of daily activities to help re-modelling menus, optimising productivity, and maintaining kitchen stock, processes including and system including software that are used by the trust for automation of catering processes.Main Duties:· Taking full responsibility for a section and aiding with driving efficiencies, food ordering, maintaining required food stock levels and keeping stockholding area hygienic, clear of any obstruction, presentable and tidy always.· Providing full support and taking responsibility for special dietary requirements for patients including keeping fully informed with most up to date legislative guidelines around allergens and associated contamination risks, to be able to provide personalised patient care with minimum supervision.· Emphasising to other members of the team, need for urgency and recognising time critical means to improve daily routines.· Providing constant support to sous chefs, ensuring food safety and departmental HACCP policy are always adhered to.· Keep up to date with departmental COSHH manual and PPE requirement for each food preparation and cleaning task.· Keep up to date and actively participate in departmental Fire Emergency Response Procedures and responsible for sending periodic audit reports to Trust’s Fire Officer· Organise the work area daily ensuring stock levels are kept to an adequate level and kept in date by using stock rotation working to the guidelines set out in the store’s procedure relevant to your work area.· Ensure all food/stock is stored at correct temperatures and ensure correct use of labelling by using label machine provided where appropriate.· Ensure food meets trust standards and temperature requirements for both hot and cold food in line with Hazard analysis and critical control points and deal with any discrepancies as per departmental policy and following departmental SOPs.· Ensure cleaning rota is adhered to and kept up to date for all work areas and catering equipment a daily basis and occasional duties can be expected within other catering areas as and when required.This role requires extensive use of:· All equipment used in commercial food preparation, production, and packaging.· All equipment used in commercial retail industry.· IT equipment (computer, printer & other VDU/devices)· Vending units (Hot/cold food & beverage)This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years administration experience.About the TrustThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS trust plays a huge part in west Essex and east and north Hertfordshire's way of life.The trust runs a busy hospital, The Princess Alexandra Hospital and provides services at St. Margaret's Hospital and Herts and Essex Hospital. Together we serve a population of around 350,000 people.As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:· Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week· Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime· Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements· Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us· Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yoursWho are NHS Professionals?We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.Apply TodayBy joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.DisclaimerPlease note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.NHS Professionals manage your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website.Job Types: Temporary contract, Full-timeSalary: £13.07 per hourSchedule:Monday to FridayWeekend availabilityWork Location: In personReference ID: 67536