Job summary
Cygnet Healthcare are looking for confident Cook whos passionate about food and wants to make a difference at our New Service Cygnet Hospital Oldbury opening in Summer 2024.At Cygnet Hospital Oldbury you will be working 40 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
Cygnet Hospital Oldbury is our new state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for women, in the West Midlands. The service will be opening in mid-2024.The service will feature two wards. A 12 bed PICU ward and a 15 bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Oldbury will have a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and will support the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.
About us
Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Cygnet Healthcare are looking for confident Cook whos passionate about food and wants to make a difference at our New Service Cygnet Hospital Oldbury opening in Summer 2024 .
At Cygnet Hospital Oldbury you will be working 40 hours per week.
Cygnet Hospital Oldbury is our new state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for women, in the West Midlands. The service will be opening in mid-2024.
The service will feature two wards. A 12 bed PICU ward and a 15 bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Oldbury will have a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and will support the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.
Youre day-to-day at Cygnet Hospital Oldbury:
1. Prepare, cook & serve nutritional, balanced and appetising meals
2. Provide special diets, taking into account individual preferences & needs
3. Liaise with nursing colleagues to meet patients nutritional & dietary needs
4. Maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, service areas & dining room
5. Ensure compliance with health & safety standards and Food Hygiene Regulations
6. Handle, maintain & store kitchen equipment in accordance with Cygnet procedures
7. Use chemicals in line with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations
Why Cygnet? Well offer you
8. £ to £ Per Hour
9. Strong career progression opportunities
10. Expert supervision & support
11. Employee referral scheme
12. Pension scheme
13. Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving
You are...
14. A skilledCookwho can work under pressure
15. Preferably experienced in the care sector
16. Able to plan nourishing & attractive menus within available budgets
17. The holder of a food hygiene certificate, with good personal hygiene standards
18. Polite & professional, with a positive attitude to internal & external quests at all times
19. An excellent communicator able to liaise with people at all levels
20. Able to work under your own initiative, as part of a team & under supervision
21. [Qualified in catering to City & Guilds 706: 1 & 2 level or NVQ Level 2/3]
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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