Cook

Bramley Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bramley Health is seeking a Cook for the Forest Lodge Nursing Home, responsible for preparing meals catering to diverse dietary needs. The role includes daily kitchen maintenance, ensuring compliance with food regulations, and engaging with service users about their food choices. Join a leading social care provider dedicated to improving lives through exceptional care.

Benefits

50% off cinema tickets

25% off at restaurants like Prezzo

Up to 20% off at Ray Bans

Free coffee

Competitions for supermarket vouchers

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation in commercial or domestic settings.
• Able to communicate with vulnerable adults.
• Willingness to learn about CQC/care standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritional meals following menu plans.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and equipment.
• Manage food ordering and stock rotation.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

Food hygiene level 2 certificate

Job description

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We are looking for a Cook, to work at the newly opened Forest Lodge Nursing Home, based in Forest Gate. This is a full time role, working Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm including bank holidays (at an enhanced rate).

Duties of the Cook position include:

• Prepare nutritional meals (lunch and dinner), following a menu plan, whilst meeting the needs of our culturally and diet specific residents
• Daily cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and equipment
• Maintain inventory of kitchen equipment
• Utilise knowledge of HACCP and current food regulations
• Management of food ordering and stock rotation
• Interaction with service users to reflect their food choices

The successful Cook will have

• Good and proven communication skills are essential
• Must be able to communicate verbally with vulnerable adults
• Able to work under own initiative
• Flexible with hours of work
• Willingness to learn about CQC/care standards
• Must have a minimum of food hygiene level 2 certificate and previous experience of food preparation in a commercial/domestic/hospital setting

Benefits include

• Up to 50% off cinema tickets at Vue, Odeon, etc.
• Up to 50% off with activities such as Paintball
• Up to 25% off at restaurants such as Prezzo
• Up to 20% off at Ray Bans
• Up to 10% off at retail stores such as ASOS
• Up to 5% international and domestic travel discounts
• Competitions to win £250 supermarket vouchers
• Free movies and TV shows to stream
• Free coffee

About us

Bramley Health is a specialist health and social care provider based in South London and the Southeast of England. Our key focus is to support individuals with complex and challenging needs. This is to maximize their independence to live a meaningful and fulfilling life. We achieve this through outcome-focused models of care with an integrated care pathway.

Our pathway spans from specialist hospital to enhanced residential services and supported living. We focus on delivering high quality services with a clear care pathway in four specialist service lines:

• Female Complex Needs Services (Borderline Personality Disorder)
• Learning Disabilities Services
• Mental Health Services

If you are interested in this position, then please click apply today!