Retail Catering Chef (Epsom)

To plan and write menus for theme days, special offers to provide adequate information to all customers and patients. Overall responsibility for ensuring that food and beverages are nutritious and appetising and the food must meet the hospital catering retail standards in conjunction with standard recipes via internal catering software, Saffron, which will enable you to edit the allergen information if a product is substituted used in the original recipe.

You are required to attend the Food Safety and Food Allergen Management Training to be compliant with the Food Safety and Natasha' Law in food preparation environment.

To ensure food is correctly and safely prepared and stored, at the correct legal temperatures, in line with the HACCP regulations and to ensure compliance with all Food Safety requirements with corrective use of the COSHH procedures in a food preparation environment. Ensure food is prepared and stored correctly to minimise waste. To understand and adhere to proper food handling, safety and sanitation standards during food preparation service and clean up.

Knowledgeable about allergens and cultural needs including for example gluten free, low fat, halal, vegetarian, vegan diet

Demonstrate strong financial acumen through correct menu planning and costing to deliver Trust finance expectations

Excellent verbal and written communication and people skills, strong negotiation skills to support them in their role.

Fully capable of understanding and maintaining the confidentiality across the site and respecting the needs of all stakeholders.

Works well under pressure to meet the challenging deadlines for both operational and people aspects of their roles.

Strong creativity skills with an ability to think beyond their processes and procedures with a passion for driving high standards within their environment.

Customer focused and excellent interaction skills with customers and team members

Set an example by being professional always and demonstrates product knowledge when enquiries are made

Can effectively plan and manage own workloads, however understands when to ask for support when needed

Upholds and reflects the vision and values of the Trust in all actions and behaviours

Ability to learn new skills

Excellent timekeeping

Excellent numeracy skills to understand principles of stock take and stock control

*** Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change***

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Essential: - Strong level of spoken and written English and Maths; - Intermediate knowledge level of Microsoft Office; - Level 3 Food Safety or working towards

Essential: - Knowledgeable about allergens and cultural needs