Cook

HCRG Care Group; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a passionate team as a Cook at a busy hospital restaurant, where you will prepare meals and maintain high standards of cleanliness. This part-time role offers flexibility and the chance to make a real impact on patient care. You'll be part of a dedicated organization committed to transforming health and care services, with access to exclusive rewards and benefits that enhance your work-life balance. If you are looking for a fulfilling role in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Group Pension

Discounts on Everyday Purchases

Access to Wages as You Earn

Mental and Physical Wellbeing Support

eLearning and Career Development Opportunities

Free Tea, Coffee, and Milk

Qualifications

• Must have a Food Hygiene certificate and experience handling money.
• Ability to follow cleaning schedules and health and safety instructions.

Responsibilities

• Provide 3 meal choices and 2 dessert choices daily.
• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and follow HACCP plans.

Skills

Food Hygiene Certificate

Teamwork

Health and Safety Compliance

Monetary Handling

Job description

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Cook to join our team as a Cook for a busy hospital restaurant and 3 wards!

Based in Sheppey Community Hospital, you will be responsible for providing 3 main meal choices and 2 dessert choices per day whilst ensuring the kitchen and associated areas are cleaned in accordance with the department’s standards and schedule. You will prepare food and accept deliveries and will help support the team in meeting the needs of the Catering service and complement the delivery of service user care by our clinical staff.

This is a part-time position (15 Hours per week across a flexible working pattern)

Main Responsibility

As a Cook, your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing 3 meal choices and 2 dessert choices per day
• Cleaning to departments standards and ensure a HACCP plan is followed in relation to food delivery, preparation, cooking and serving.
• Be flexible with working hours to support with any changes to maintain service to the wards

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a Food Hygiene certificate
• Have experience handling monies
• Work well as a team but feel comfortable working alone
• Have the ability to follow cleaning schedules and Health and Safety instructions

Package Description

As a Cook, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Sheppey Community Hospital in North Kent.

You will feel valued as a Cook within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £23,875 FTE with access to a group pension
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit our website.

• Location: Sheppey Community Hospital, Sheerness, United Kingdom