Cook

City Health Care Partnership CIC; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC) is seeking a cook to prepare, cook and present meals for residents in a rehabilitation setting. You will adapt menus for special diets, maintain strict hygiene, and support kitchen operations while guiding kitchen assistants.

Ideal applicants have NVQ Level 3 in Food Production/Nutrition and healthcare kitchen experience, with strong communication and high professional standards.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Food Production/Nutrition or equivalent
• Cookery experience in a healthcare setting
• Knowledge of special diets and food hygiene
• Clear communication and high professional standards

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present nutritious meals including special diets
• Plan menus with patients and colleagues
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, safety, cleaning and temperature monitoring
• Manage food stocks, ordering and safe storage
• Provide day-to-day guidance to kitchen assistants and support kitchen operations

Skills

Clear communication & customer service

Team guidance

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Food Production/Nutrition

Valid Level 3 Food Hygiene

Job description

This role helps people during rehabilitation by providing safe, nutritious meals that meet their individual dietary needs. You’ll prepare and serve meals for up to 64 people in a residential rehabilitation setting, while supporting high standards of food safety and quality. You’ll also help guide kitchen assistants and contribute ideas to improve menus and the service.

Main duties of the job

What you’ll do:

• Prepare, cook and present nutritious meals, including special diets and individual preferences
• Plan menus with patients and colleagues, adapting them when needs change
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, safety, cleaning and temperature monitoring
• Manage food stocks, ordering and safe storage while making effective use of resources
• Provide day-to-day guidance to kitchen assistants and support smooth kitchen operations

What we’re looking for:

• NVQ Level 3 in Food Production/Nutrition, or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
• Cookery experience within a kitchen and healthcare setting
• Knowledge of special diets, food hygiene and safe working practices
• Clear communication, strong customer service skills and high professional standards

We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds and experiences, and value fairness, respect, inclusion and ideas that help us improve

Working for our organisation

At CHCP, we’re passionate aboutpeopleand we know that you are too, that’s why we’re here isn’t it? We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; we’re a team of nearly 2,500 colleagues who work together to deliverfirst-class healthcareto thousands of people living in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and St Helens. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.

As the 13 th largest social enterprise in the UK, we’re pioneering the move towards independent service delivery. Join us on our journey and help us make history.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Food Production/Nutrition or equivalent level of knowledge, skills and experience
• Valid level 3 food hygiene

Knowledge

• Knowledge of full range of work procedures, practices and equipment for a catering service, including advanced food hygiene processes
• Knowledge of special diets acquired through training and experience to diploma equivalent level
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations and safe working practices
• Knowledge of Health and Safety at work act and requirements
• Knowledge of advanced food hygiene processes
• Knowledge of special dietary requirements

Experience

• Significant experience working as a cook
• Previous experience of working in a kitchen and a health care setting
• Previous experience of working with the general public
• Experience of maintaining records
• Leading a team

City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC)is an independent, co-owned Community Interest Company providing high quality local health and care services at several sites across Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Knowsley and St Helens.

Commissioned by the NHS and local authorities, we are a socially responsible business. Our profits are re-invested into our services, our staff, and the communities we work in. We employ nearly 2,500 people and have over 1.7 million patient contacts each year across more than 50 different services.

Our vision is to lead and inspire through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all that we do, and we are looking for exceptional people to work with us to provide the highest possible care to the people who use our services.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.