Job Description
Job Title: Chef De Partie
Location: Nightingale Hospital, 11-19 Lisson Grove, Marylebone, London NW1 6SH
Department: Catering
Salary: £26,000.00 per annum, plus an additional London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, rostered to meet the needs of the Hospital
Closing date: Ongoing
Please note that interviews may take place prior to the advert closing as and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application.
About us
Nightingale Hospital is the only private mental health hospital in Central London, with over 30 years’ experience in delivering specialised, evidence-based treatments in outpatient, day patient and inpatient settings. Our dedicated team of specialists are committed to the diagnosis and treatment of all types of mental health conditions, including eating disorders and addictions. Conveniently located, we are a two-minute walk from Marylebone main line and Underground stations, and within a ten-minute walk of Baker Street and Edgware Road Underground stations.
We are owned by international medical group, Orpea delivering the full spectrum of psychiatric care, high quality care home and rehabilitation services across the globe.
About the role: Chef de Partie
Reporting directly to the Head Chef and Sous Chef, the post holder is responsible for delivering high quality food to our all-day dining Restaurant, Conference meetings, patient wards and any other catering areas as identified by the line manager.
Duties and responsibilities
- Ensure the smooth day to day running of the Catering department both within the Kitchen and the wider hospital
- Assisting in leading the kitchen and catering team
- Provide guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, porters, agency staff and dish plating
- Oversees and organises kitchen stock and ingredients
- Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
- Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
- Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records minimising waste, plus working with existing systems to improve waste reduction
- Assist the Head Chef/Sous Chef in the kitchen operation ensuring the Hospital’s reputation for food quality is maintained at all times.
- Assist in the preparation and cooking of menu items as directed by the Head Chef/Sous Chef
- Contribute to the development and planning of menus, including future food trends and be passionate about developing new styles of service and concepts in the Hospital.
- Support the Head Chef/Sous Chef with stock taking when required.
- Carry out the smooth and efficient running of your section as appropriate.
- Working with the Head Chef/Sous Chef to maintain the kitchen’s organisation, staff ability, and training opportunities
- Verifies that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
- Assists the Head Chef/Sous Chef with menu creation
- Coordinates with the Head Chef/Sous Chef with ordering, budget control, kitchen efficiency and staffing
- Perform and control food preparation and any other related activities, ensuring robust quality controls are in place.
- Take responsibility for all food related stock items and to order all food items in accordance with business levels and to ensure that only agreed suppliers are utilised.
- Motivate the kitchen team by being confident through your personality, being dynamic and positive at all times, and leading from the front.
- Take responsibility for implementing and continually reviewing the effectiveness of all Food Hygiene Practices and procedures to ensure that you fully comply with all food Hygiene legislation and the Company’s Food Hygiene Policy.
- Responsible for inspecting the physical aspects of all kitchen areas, cold rooms and equipment and report any defects immediately to the Maintenance.
- Communication Maintain a high level of verbal and written communication within the scope of the position.
- Polite and approachable manner when dealing with patients, their families, colleagues and external agencies.
- Quality
Knowledge and understanding of Nightingale Hospital values. Documentation must be presented in accordance with the guidelines of Nightingale Hospital branding.
- All tasks and requests relating to the service are completed in a timely and
professional manner.
- To participate in any quality audits undertaken by the Hospital.
- Training and Development Responsibility for ensuring attendance at mandatory training provided by Nightingale Hospital
- Regular performance reviews with Line Manager and annual appraisals.
- Identification of any skill deficits which will require some training and support.
- Other
To recognise the importance of customer care and present a positive, courteous and helpful attitude when dealing with users of the Hospital’s services. To carry out any other functions within capabilities as requested by senior staff.
- To present a professional and efficient image at all times.
- To be responsible for reading, understanding and complying with all relevant policies and procedures.
- To undertake additional duties, as and when required, as directed by your line manager.
Who we’re looking for
Essential
Desirable
Education/Qualifications
- Food hygiene and safety certificate
- Health and safety certificate
- Any related nutrition qualification
- A degree in culinary science or related certificate
- GCSE grade C in English and Maths
- Has NVQ, level 1 and 2 or City & Guilds equivalent in Food Hygiene
- 4-star Deluxe (at least) experience working in a large Food and Beverage operation.
Work experience
- 1-3 years preparing a full-service restaurant
- Significant experience as a chef in hotel, restaurant or high standard of catering service delivery environment
- Previous experience within a Healthcare environment
- Previous experience as a Chef De Partie in a 4-star hotel or equivalent restaurant kitchen
Skills, knowledge, and aptitude
- Strong, production skills maintaining a successful, established menu
- Strong organisation skills and ability to prioritise own and team workloads to meet the service demands
- Ability to multi-task
- Attention to detail
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Capable of producing a consistent product in a timely manner
- Ability to supervise junior kitchen/catering staff
- Knowledge of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Good level of numeracy
Motivation
- Passionate about customer service
- Desire to improve standards
- Desire to learn more about catering and progress to Sous Chef level
Requirements
- Good time-keeping skills & flexibility
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Able to appropriately and effectively use a range of communication approaches to inform, influence or persuade people
Nightingale Hospital reserves the right to vary these duties from time to time or require the job holder to undertake additional duties within their general scope of qualifications, skills and experience.
Company benefits
To reward the hard work of our fantastic colleagues, we offer an excellent benefits package as per the below:
- 25 days’ holiday increasing up to 30 days for long service plus bank holidays*
- A, ‘refer a nurse scheme’ paying £2000 per successful recruit *
- Opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD) and training
- Generous Company pension scheme with The People's Pension
- 100% of NMC registration renewal paid (subject to meeting the criteria)
- Generous Company sick pay*
- Annual staff bonus (discretionary)
- Interest Free Travel Loan scheme *
- Free life assurance cover (4 x salary)
- On-site restaurant with subsidised staff meals at breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Perkbox Medical,which provides 24-hour access to a private GP service
- An extensive Perkbox staff benefits package, offering a comprehensive range of discounts and access to well-being apps
- Annual birthday gift
- Free eye tests and contribution towards the cost of glasses (if required)
- Long service recognition*
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay*
- Long-term disability insurance*
Subjects to T’s & C’s
Requirements for all staff
Health and safety: It is the responsibility of all employees to work together to achieve a safe environment, and to take reasonable care of themselves and others. Of particular importance is reporting all potential risks, incidents, and complaints. Specific individual responsibilities for health and safety will be outlined under key responsibilities for the post.
Equality and diversity: It is the responsibility of all employees to support the vision of promoting a positive approach to diversity and equality of opportunity, to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment. All employees have the right to be treated with dignity and respect at work, and the Hospital will do all it can to ensure this happens through the implementation of and compliance with Equality & Diversity Policies.
Confidentiality: In the course of your employment employees will have access to confidential information of a personal and/or clinical nature, including information relating to the hospital patients, employees and other parties. Such information must not be used for the employees’ personal benefit, nor disclosed to other persons without consent of the party concerned unless required by law to do so. This applies both during and after the termination of employment. Any breach of confidentiality during employment may be regarded as serious misconduct and could lead to summary dismissal.
Performance appraisal and development: The hospital is committed to providing a high-quality service through the effective management and development of its employees. All employees should be dedicated to providing a quality service and Performance Appraisal is of assistance to both employees and managers in allowing comparison between the standards achieved with the standards expected. Appropriate measures can be agreed, and any deficiencies rectified through identification and delivery of personal development needs. In addition to the continuous cycle of performance management, of a formal and informal nature, all employees will receive a formal appraisal of their work, development needs and a review of their thoughts and aspirations on an annual basis.
Statutory and mandatory training: It is the responsibility of the individual employee to ensure that all required statutory and mandatory training is undertaken as necessary.
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults: This is a regulated position, and the post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check upon appointment, and every 5 years thereafter.
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults within our care. Employees are accountable to ensure that they know how to respond when they are concerned for the safety of a child, young person or vulnerable adult. We will support employees in this process by providing training, support and advice. The hospital has a safeguarding lead who can be contacted for guidance and can provide safeguarding supervision. The hospital works in partnership with key agencies to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults. For children, employees should be aware of their responsibilities detailed in the ‘4 Local Safeguarding Children Boards Child Protection Procedures’ and for vulnerable adults in the Safeguarding Adults Policy.
Infection Prevention Control: The hospital has designated the prevention and control of infection and the full implantation of the Code of Practice (2008) as a core component in the organisation’s clinical governance, managing risk and patient safety programmes. All employees are expected to follow consistently high standards in the prevention and control of infection, especially with reference to hand hygiene, adherence to dress/uniform code and for clinical staff all procedures involving aseptic technique, be aware of and follow Infection Control guidelines and procedures relevant to their work, participate in mandatory training and annual updates. Protecting patients from infection is everyone’s responsibility.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974: This post is subject to an exception order under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This stipulates that all previous convictions, including those that are ‘spent’ must be declared. Previous convictions will not necessarily preclude an individual from employment but must be declared in writing at the appropriate stage during the recruitment process.
Data protection: As an employer, the hospital needs to keep information about all employees for purposes connected with their employment. The type of information held includes information for payroll purposes, references, contact names and addresses and records relating to employment. These uses are covered by our notification with the Information Commissioners Office under the Data Protection Act 1998.
The information which is held will be for management and administrative use only, but the hospital may need to disclose some information we hold about employees to relevant third parties (e.g. Inland Revenue).
Records management and quality: Employees are legally responsible for all records that they gather, create or use as part of their work and they remain the property of the hospital. This includes patient, financial, personal and administrative records, whether paper based or on computers. All such records are considered public records and employees have a legal duty of confidence to all service users. Employees should consult the Records Management Policy and ask for guidance from their manager if they have any doubt about the correct management of records with which they work. All employees have a responsibility to ensure information quality standards are maintained.
Information security: Under the provisions of the Data Protection Act, it is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that all personal data relating to patients and members of staff, whether held in manual or electronic format, is kept secure at all times. Computer passwords must not be shared either between systems or users. E-mail messages, any files stored on the networks or on equipment and usage of the Internet, and computer systems, irrespective of whether these related to personal use. Access and usage of computers must be in accordance with hospital polices. Safe haven procedures are to be used for all electronic transfers of personal data. This is in order to protect patients and staff, and the hospital’s reputation and to ensure that it complies with the law and other relevant guidelines.
Smoke-free policy: The hospital operates a Smoke-free policy, except in designated areas. This means that smoking is not permitted anywhere within owned or leased premises, including within grounds unless designated as a smoking area. In the interests of promoting responsible healthcare, all staff are to refrain from smoking when off-site in uniform or wearing an identifying badge in any public place. The policy also applies to all staff employed at any location they may work, whether within or external to the premises. The policy contains further details including support facilities.
COVID-19 update: At Nightingale Hospital we are committed to ensuring the safety of our staff and have taken various measures to allow everyone to continue to operate both effectively and efficiently, whilst still remaining safe. All procedures have been evaluated and retrospectively restrictions have been implemented in line with the Hospitals Infection Control Protocol and general government guidelines regarding virus transfer and social distancing during the pandemic. All work areas have been risk assessed and have been shared with respective departments. This has led to the implementation where necessary of Perspex screens between desks and the use of masks/visors in majority of places around the hospital.
Nightingale Hospital is an Equal Opportunities Employer and ensures equality of opportunity in recruitment, promotion, pay, benefits and training by adopting and following practices that are free from unfair or unlawful discrimination.
All appointments are subject to receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate and pre-employment checks.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free or subsidised travel
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, NW1 6SH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
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