Chef

Reference

PRI97449

Location

Stockton Hall, The Village, Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, YO32 9UN

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£25,009

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Role Description

Based in the historic city of York, Stockton Hall Hospital is looking for a Chef for our 112 bedded Forensic medium secure psychiatric hospital, which cares for both mental illness and learning disability patients, which includes an Autistic Spectrum Disorder service and a female service.

The values of Stockton Hall Hospital are what we believe in and what you can count on:

Highest level of Quality
Caring Safely
Integrity
Working together
Valuing people

Stockton Hall Hospital has a reputation for providing high standards of care and treatment to all patients. 

Job Role:

Assists with the provision of a catering service within a Priory Group Service with particular emphasis on the planning, preparation, cooking and serving of meals, ensuring all activities and operations comply with operational standards and statutory regulations. 

Responsibilities:

• Undertakes the planning, preparation and cooking of meals, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
• Ensuring operational standards comply with the company’s Food Safety policies and guidelines and statutory regulations.
• Takes full shift responsibility for the catering operation (in the absence of the Head Chef).
• Ensures the cost-effective and efficient control of stock including placing orders for food products and the checking/reconciliation of deliveries. 
• Monitors and adapts food production ensuring that there is a minimum amount of wasted food.
• Researches, develops and creates varied and interesting menus, which take account of healthy eating guidelines and any dietary requirements of the particular resident group. 
• To ensure that wherever possible the people who use the service are provided with variety and choice, with full regard 
• for dietary, nutritional and religious requirements, adapting to the changing needs of the people who use the service so 
• their diets can be amended accordingly when needed
• Responsible for food safety standards and the standard of kitchen cleaning. 
• Experience producing meals for large groups on time and to budget
• Supervises assigned catering staff ensuring their quality of work continues to meet required operational standards including food safety and cleanliness.

Experience:

• Experience within a professional kitchen environment
• Experience producing meals for large groups on time and to budge

Knowledge / Education / Skills

• Numerate, literate and qualified to NVQ2 or equivalent & basic qualification in food hygiene.
• Organises and priorities own workload within established procedures 
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills 
• Ability to monitor costs and liaise with suppliers
• Good organisation and time management
• Knowledge of specialised diets may be required (Dysphagia, Allergens, etc)
• First class customer service skills 

Good written and verbal communication skills, the post holder will be required to direct and instruct a team of catering support staff, as well as discuss new menus with other staff to ensure the well-being of service users

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Competitive benefits package and time off, including enhanced maternity leave
• Extra service annual leave awards
• Career development opportunities 
• An employee assistance programme
• Supplemented meals/refreshments when on duty
• Free car parking
• Relocation support
• Payment into the pension scheme
• CPD top up
• Donation to a charity of your choice

If you are successful, you will be expected to complete a full two weeks induction upon starting with us at Priory and these occur on the first two weeks of every month. If you have to work a notice with your current employer, we recommend you do not hand your notice in until we are able to provide a start date to ensure a smooth transition between companies.

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements.  We thank you for your understanding. 

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Closing Date

27/12/2024