ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE TRAINED IN FOOD HYGIENE TO FOOD SAFETY LEVEL 2 STANDARDS OR POSSESS HACCP CERTIFICATIONS – AND POSSESS SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE TO WARRANT WORKING AS A COOK/CHEF RATHER THAN A CATERING ASSISTANT.

The Moorside Unit, located within Trafford General Hospital in Urmston, Trafford, provides inpatient mental health services for adults and older adults. It accepts referrals from Community Mental Health Teams or via the Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Liaison team based in A&E departments at Trafford General Hospital. The unit comprises several wards, including Bollin Ward (a 10-bed mixed-sex ward for older individuals with functional illnesses), Brook Ward (a 22-bed male-only ward for acute mental illnesses), Greenway Ward (an 11-bed mixed-sex ward for older adults with dementia), Irwell Ward (a 6-bed psychiatric intensive care unit), and Medlock Ward (a 21-bed female-only ward). Staff provide patients and their carers with information about mental health, recovery, and available resources.
Additionally, the unit offers therapeutic activities, such as personalized strength training sessions and creative programs like music production and jewellery making, to support patient recovery.
In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –
· Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
· Dedicated consultants
· Flexible working options
· Free DBS and free training
· Build holiday allowance
· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days
· Stakeholder pension scheme

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

· Preparation and production of all meals, including full English Breakfasts, lunches, and evening meals. Expectation to work with pork products.
· Required to undertake responsibilities for all aspects of food preparation and service, providing catering services to patients, staff and visitors restaurants including hosting hospitality events of already established highest standards.
· Ensure food meets trust standards and temperature requirements for both hot and cold food in line with Hazard analysis and critical control points and deal with any discrepancies as per departmental policy and following departmental SOPs.
· Keep up to date with departmental COSHH manual and PPE requirement for each food preparation and cleaning task – also ensuring that all food/stock is stored at correct temperatures and ensure correct use of labelling by using label machine provided where appropriate.

THIS ROLE REQUIRES EXTENSIVE USE OF:

· All equipment used in commercial food preparation, production, and packaging
· All equipment used in commercial retail industry
· IT equipment (computer, printer & other VDU/devices)
· Vending units (Hot/cold food & beverage)