Chef

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Can you bring your Chef skills and knowledge to Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust? If so, then we would love to hear from you.

This is a full time, permanent position based at Highbury Hospital in Nottingham.

Some areas of Highbury Hospital form part of a significant long-term contract held between Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and a private organisation called Highbury Healthcare Ltd. The contract is referred to as Private Finance Initiative or PFI for short.

Under this contract the Facilities Services are sub-contracted to Aramark and although employment is with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as an NHS employee, day-to-day management is seconded under the ‘Retained Staff Agreement’ of the PFI contract to Aramark.

We offer an attractive salary working Monday to Sunday following a rota with shifts from 06.30am until 14.30pm and 10.00am until 18.00pm. Enhancements are paid for overtime and weekend working.

Essential Criteria

1. City & Guilds 706 1/2 or equivalent (or working towards)
2. Basic food hygiene certificate (or working towards)

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing food for patients, visitors and staff.
2. Providing food for hospitality.
3. Meeting nutritional requirements and completing quality records as required.
4. Ensuring preparation of food is carried out in a safe and hygienic manner.
5. Managing a small team of catering assistants.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Claire Moreland
Job title: Senior Coordinator
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0115 9560811