Bank Cook

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; Beeford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a flexible Bank Cook to join their team in Hull and East Riding. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and motivated, responsible for cooking and serving healthy meals for Inpatient Units. This role requires teamwork, effective communication, and adherence to health and safety standards. Benefits include an enhanced leave package and a commitment to staff development.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Support for staff development

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated team player.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Understanding of food health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Planning meals and menus.
• Preparing food and ingredients.
• Using kitchen equipment effectively.
• Storing food correctly to minimize waste.
• Cooking and cleaning as part of the kitchen team.

Skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Motivation

Enthusiasm

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a new challenge with better hours, no split shifts, and paid enhancements for working weekend? This vacancy is for a flexible Bank Cook to join Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust based throughout Hull and East Riding. We are looking for staff that are enthusiastic, motivated and have good interpersonal and communication skills to work as part of our teams. The post will be cooking and serving lunches and evening meals for our Inpatient Units. The post holder will require to be flexible and work as part of a team over a 7-day period (including weekends) on an as and when required basis in the provision of a high-quality, cost-effective cooking service in accordance with statutory legislation and Trust Policies regarding Health & Safety and Hygiene. The post holder will need to be able to commute effectively across Trust sites and the geographical area.

Responsibilities

• planning meals and menus
• preparing food
• using kitchen equipment such as mixers
• storing food correctly
• making sure as little as possible is wasted

As a cook you will prepare meals and follow establishment recipes. Duties include preparing ingredients, adhering to the restaurant menu, and following food health and safety procedures. Cook, clean, assist other cooks and staff and deliver food in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements and Expectations

We are looking for staff that are enthusiastic, motivated and have good interpersonal and communication skills to work as part of a team and generate the provision of a high-quality, cost-effective food service in accordance with statutory legislation and Trust Policies regarding Health & Safety and food Hygiene.

About the Trust and Benefits

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you\'ll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you\'ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.