Cook

NHS; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Cook in Bedlington to create delicious, nutritious meals for residents. This role offers a work-life balance, focusing on high-quality food preparation and a warm hospitality approach while ensuring safety and nutrition standards are met.

Benefits

Rewarding Excellence bonus up to £500

Unlimited refer-a-friend scheme up to £500

Access to retail and leisure discounts

Free access to medical specialists

Confidential counselling and legal services

Qualifications

• Experience in a cook/chef role with fresh seasonal food.
• Understanding of nutrition and HACCP principles.
• Ability to engage with residents and create enjoyable menus.

Responsibilities

• Create nutritious and flavoursome menus tailored to residents' needs.
• Manage kitchen in Head Chef's absence and maintain quality standards.
• Work within budget and manage stock effectively.

Skills

Personable

Nutrition understanding

Experience with fresh food

Kitchen management

HACCP knowledge

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This position at Barchester Healthcare in Bedlington requires an experienced and passionate Cook to work alternate weekends, with a total of 30 hours across 3 days from 7am to 5:30pm. The successful candidate will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks, assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus while working with residents to tailor menus around them.

Main duties of the job

As a Cook at Barchester, you will have the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal food and deliver person-centred hospitality across all their services. The company is proud to have the highest quality ratings across their 224 homes and hospitals in the UK and is driven by quality, with a warm, honest, and supportive approach.

Job responsibilities

This position requires working alternate weekends, with a total of 30 hours across 3 days. The working hours are from 7am to 5:30pm.

Are you an experienced and passionate Cook looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter? Working as a Cook at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. We are proud to deliver person-centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.

NEED TO HAVE:

• A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
• Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
• A good understanding of nutrition
• Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
• The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
• Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
• Good understanding of HACCP

NEED TO DO:

• Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
• Work fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards
• Create a warm, efficient and fun environment
• Work within budget
• Manage stock control

Rewards Package

Rewarding Excellence bonus, meaning you will be financially rewarded by up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection. Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral. Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets. Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence. Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services. Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax. Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK.*Terms & conditions apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
• Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
• A good understanding of nutrition
• Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
• The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment
• Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
• A good understanding of HACCP

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.