Location
Cygnet Hospital Harrow

Hours
37.5 hours per week

Salary
£18 Per Hour

About the Role
We are looking for an outstanding Chef Manager who’s passionate about food and wants to make a difference. You’ll be creating an excellent experience for the people in our care at Cygnet Hospital Harrow, which provides a recovery-focused service treating a wide range of mental health problems. The job purpose is to organise and control the efficient and economic production of quality food within the allowed budget, whilst ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained.

Main Responsibilities
- Comply with relevant Cygnet Health Care policy, procedure and standards, and local protocol to ensure safe and effective functioning of the department and hospital as a whole.
- Provide meals for patients, staff and visitors to the agreed quality standards of the department.
- Supervise the work of staff employed in the department, including maintaining rotas, records of hours worked, staff absences, training & inductions and disciplinaries.
- Liaise with the senior management team regarding setting budgets & ensuring they are aware of any potential risks to health from kitchen/Food preparation.
- Ensure the highest quality of food provision maximising and providing access to ‘Organic’ and sustainable goods.
- Liaise with nursing colleagues to ensure the nutritional needs of all patients are met & seek professional dietetic advice in respect of patients with special needs not met by the routine catering service of the hospital.
- Handle, maintain and store kitchen equipment & chemicals in accordance with procedures.
- Train own and Hospital staff in Food Hygiene and relevant areas as requested and skilled in.
- Work with the Therapy manager in respect of Therapy area kitchens cleanliness and service provision standard.
- Rotate/Re-design with dietician input menu on a 3 monthly basis in consultation with all interested parties.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
- An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme.
- Expert supervision & support.
- Free Health Cash plan.
- 24 hours free GP support line.
- Free life assurance cover.
- Free eye tests.
- Car lease discounts.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover.
- Pension scheme.
- Employee NHS - discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme.
- Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks.

Experience
- A skilled Chef who can work under pressure.
- Preferably experienced in the care sector.

About you
- Holds a City & Guilds 706 - 1 & 2 (or equivalent).
- Able to plan nourishing & attractive menus within available budgets.
- The holder of a food hygiene certificate, with good personal hygiene standards.
- Polite & professional, with a positive attitude to internal & external guests at all times.
- An excellent communicator able to liaise with people at all levels.
- Able to work under your own initiative, as part of a team & under supervision.

Qualifications
- No specific qualifications beyond those mentioned above are required for this position.