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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
282-F1163
Employer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Marsden Hospital
Town
Sutton
Salary
£29,651 - £31,312 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/02/2026 23:59

Employer heading

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust logo

Chef de Partie

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

We are looking for a Chef de Partie to work predominantly based on our Sutton site in Surrey in our friendly hard-working team. A passion for cooking tasty, fresh, healthy food is a must! The areas of work will include supporting the catering team by helping with service and preparing/serving/cooking items for our patients, staff, and visitors. Ensuring that our high standards are maintained and improved. Assisting in ensuring the smooth operation in all areas of catering services including wards, functions, and retail areas.

It would be beneficial if you have worked in a hospital catering environment (or similar) previously (but this is not essential), have great customer care, you have good IT skills, are self-motivated, possess excellent organisational skills and have plenty of experience of working as part of a team. It would be ideal if you have worked in a similar role, bringing experience, knowledge and enthusiasm.

Main duties of the job

Assisting in the safe production and monitoring of meals and catering services. Ensure hygienic working 
practices are carried out and to monitor the standards set within the department on a day-to-day basis. 
Ensuring that food for staff, patients, visitors and functions is of the highest possible standard on the NHS 
Wards, PP Wards, Crèche (Sutton Only), Restaurants, Grill Bars, Chefs Theatre commensurate with 
financial constraints.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and person specification

  • The preparation, presentation and service of food items for patients, crèche, staff and functions, using 
    standardised recipes, to quality standards set by the Operational Manager, Head of catering, and Head 
    Chef, for the numbers determined by the Catering Office and to a skills level determined by C&G 706 1 
    and 2 or NVQ Levels 1 and 2.Haccp L 3 and advance food hygiene L3 food safety
  • Ensure that all food storage, preparation and service of all foods meet the temperature guidelines 
    stipulated in the Food Safety (Temperature Control) Act 1995 and to record all food temperatures.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all menu items, are available in-service areas throughout service times, 
    and that food service staff are aware of correct portion sizes in accordance with main production plan. 
  • Liaise with the Stores personnel, Head Chef and Sous Chef to ensure that adequate food items are 
    available to produce the appropriate menu items.
  • Assist in the planning and review of staff, patient and function menus.
  • Ensuring the areas are cleaned in accordance with the cleaning schedules, this includes chefs cleaning 
    own areas. Ensure all HACCP are adhered to.

 

Person specification

Specific Experience

Essential criteria
  • A levels or City & Guilds 7061/7062/7063 or NVQ1/2/3
  • A recognised qualification in Maths & English
  • Demonstrable experience of working within catering
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge/experience gained within an active, working hospital kitchen

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Accurate data entry skills

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally
  • Knowledge of fresh food production
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of basic knowledge of creating dishes from recipes

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to undertake a support role
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to use initiative

Specific Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to understand and follow standard operating procedures
  • Experience and knowledge of duties required to support senior staff gained from experience in a similar role
  • Awareness and ability to follow food hygiene best practice
  • Good understanding of task prioritisation and demonstration of practice
  • Basic understanding of quality management and experience of delivering good quality service
Desirable criteria
  • Dietary, nutritional & allergen training

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Able to follow written instructions including making changes and amendments when necessary
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Confidence to act within the parameters of the role
  • Willingness to respond to direction whether working in a team or alone
  • High standard of personal hygiene

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Roni Forson
Job title
Senior Service Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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