Lois Nutbrown
Portsmouth,Hampshire
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive expertise in elderly care and restaurant operations. Demonstrates proficiency in personal care, end-of-life care competency, and dementia awareness, ensuring patient safeguarding and hygiene prioritisation. Skilled in meal preparation, food cost control understanding, and waste reduction tactics, promoting positivity in high-stress environments. Adept at using specialised equipment and commercial dishwashers while maintaining health and safety compliance. Committed to enhancing quality of life through resilience under stress and a positive attitude promoter.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work history
Kitchen staff member
the yew tree
Hayling Island, Hampshire
2025.02 - 2027.07
- Followed health and safety guidelines, ensuring a safe work environment.
- Inventoried supplies, minimising unnecessary costs on overstocking ingredients.
- Demonstrated teamwork by assisting fellow staff during peak hours.
- Delivered excellent customer service with understanding dietary requirements.
- Assisted chef in plating dishes beautifully for exceptional presentation.
- Handled all foods, storage and cleaning activities in accordance with sanitary procedures.
- Multi-tasked efficiently to meet strict deadlines.
- Ensured smooth service with effective communication skills.
- Managed time effectively during busy periods for optimal productivity.
- Improved kitchen flow by maintaining a clean and organised workspace.
- Assisted in food preparation for enhanced meal quality.
- Demonstrated ability to follow recipes accurately, resulting in consistent dish quality.
- Adapted quickly to new recipes and techniques for improved menu variation.
- Utilised knife skills, improving precision and reducing waste.
- Maintained refrigerator temperature logs, ensuring food safety regulations were met.
- Prepped ingredients prior to cooking for more efficient service times.
- Used kitchen equipment as instructed and to safety protocols.
- Cooperated well with kitchen teams, improving workflow and raising working standards.
- Carried out regular rubbish removal, mopping and sweeping, maintaining clean kitchen environments throughout service shifts.
- Thoroughly cleaned kitchen utensils, cookware, glassware and serving dishes, maintaining faultless hygiene and presentation standards.
- Labelled and stored fresh food deliveries immediately to avoid spoilage.
- Maintained utensils, knives and kitchen equipment.
- Took orders and portioned food for delivery to client tables.
- Performed stringent cleaning and disinfecting processes.
- Utilised storage effectively to keep kitchen equipment and supplies safely and clearly organised.
- Plated finishing elements such as salads, garnishes and sauces prior to service.
- Kept kitchen areas clean, orderly and well-stocked for smooth service.
- Completed kitchen cleaning close down duties at end of day, readying areas for next shift.
- Cleaned food preparation and storage areas in line with schedule.
- Assisted in preparation of meals to exact recipes.
- Washed cutlery and crockery using industrial dishwashers and manual methods for pristine finish.
care assistate
st ronans care home
portsmouth, hampsire
2020.02 - 2020.07
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
- Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
- Cleaned work areas and equipment to maintain faultless hygiene standards.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
- Displayed energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Completed customer orders with speed and accuracy.
- Applied positive customer service approach to increase satisfaction levels.
- Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
Skills
- Respecting boundaries
- Bathing and dressing assistance
- End-Of-Life care competency
- Assisting with personal hygiene
- Specialised equipment usage
- Meal preparation
- Food preparation
- Dementia awareness
- Housekeeping
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Personal care
- Elderly care
- Patient safeguarding
- Documentation development
- Activities of Daily Living
- Knife handling techniques
- Food cost control understanding
- Experience with dietary restrictions
- Restaurant operations knowledge
- Use of commercial dishwashers
- Hygiene prioritisation
- Positive attitude promoter
- Resilience under stress
- Dish plating
- Vegetable cutting speed
- Waste reduction tactics
- Positivity in high-stress environment
- Health and Safety Compliant
Affiliations
- photography
Languages
English
Beginner
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Kitchen staff member
the yew tree
2025.02 - 2027.07
care assistate
st ronans care home
2020.02 - 2020.07