Executive Chef

Executive Chef Location: Milesian Manor, Milesian Manor Nursing Home, 9 Ballyheifer Road, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, County Londonderry, BT45 5DX Closing Date:31st October 2024 Industry: Healthcare Job Type :Full time Salary:£17.50 Hourly Can you make a real difference in the lives of others? We are looking to hire exceptional talent and in return, we will bring out the best in you. Milesian Manor Lifestyle Care Home, based in Magherafelt is currently recruiting for an experienced Executive Chef. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing team members within the Kitchen and ensuring that wholesome and nutritious meals are delivered following a structured menu plan and allowing for individual dietary needs/choices to be catered for. Key Responsibilities: To be the senior liaison point for the department and deal with issues other senior management members may raise. Supervises, organises, and instructs kitchen staff and manages the whole kitchen or an area of the kitchen. Innovate and implement new ideas for the Kitchen. Organise the overall kitchen operation to ensure the efficient functioning of the department. Proactively manage the kitchen staff to ensure meals of a high standard are produced at all times within the Home. Responsible for the preparation, cooking, and serving of meals for residents. Maintain a high standard of hygiene and food safety in the kitchen and store with records of cleaning maintained. Ensure kitchen assistants are proactive in their duties especially cleaning requirements. Ensure meals are served in consistency required and as attractively as can be presented. Liaise with Nursing Staff regarding residents choice of foods, dietary needs, and special occasions. Fully conversant and compliant with COSHH regulations, and ensures that kitchen staff are conversant and compliant. Ensures relevant hygiene and health and safety standards are maintained within the kitchen at all times. Fully conversant and compliant with the Companys health & safety, infection control, hygiene, and fire prevention procedures, and ensures that kitchen staff are conversant and compliant. Essential Criteria: Food Hygiene & COSHH training. Be in good general medical health. Must have a good command of written and spoken English. Ability to communicate with the elderly. Maintain a high level of communication and cooperation with other departments. Exceptional organisational skills Ability to communicate and work cooperatively with other staff. Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative. High standard of personal presentation and attention to detail. Desirable Criteria: Previous management experience. Minimum three years experience in a similar role. Company benefits: To reward the demanding work of our fantastic colleagues, we offer an excellent benefits package as follows: Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values. A comprehensive paid induction programme. Wide variety of training provided. Career development opportunities. Employee Assistance Programme. Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast. Health and wellbeing initiatives including team-building initiatives. Free car parking and uniform* *T&Cs will apply. Please note we will only accept up-to-date CVs - without this, an interview cannot be given. Interviews may occur before the job advertisement closes 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 promptly. In addition, we also reserve the right to enhance the criteria at the shortlisting stage. Successful candidates must be willing to register with NISCC. An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we have a policy on recruiting ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents, along with the Access NI Code of Practice, are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. It is Macklin Care Homes Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer. Macklin Care Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer.