Cook

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington is seeking a Cook to join the Catering Team and deliver meals to patients in line with food safety regulations. You will prepare and serve meals, handle deliveries, and support new staff while maintaining high standards of hygiene and allergen compliance.

The role requires teamwork, attention to dietary needs, and willingness to participate in mandatory training.

Qualifications

• Experience in bulk cooking and large scale catering.
• 1 year minimum experience in catering.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Understanding of HACCP and food safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Communicate daily with patients, nursing staff and colleagues to coordinate meals.
• Receive deliveries to the catering department as required.
• Liaise with managers and supervisors on daily tasks.
• Support new starters in training within the department.
• Participate in mandatory and departmental training.
• Ensure patients receive any special diets requested.
• Prepare buffets or hospitality requests as needed.
• Maintain high food safety standards and HACCP compliance.
• Prepare and cook patients' meals following standard recipes and allergen legislation.

Skills

Bulk cooking

Teamwork

Large scale catering

HACCP knowledge

Tools

HACCP knowledge

Job description

Employer North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Warrington Town Warrington Salary £25,272 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 21/10/2026

Cook

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

Previous applicants need not apply

We require a Cook in our Catering Team t o prepare & serve patients meals, ensuring this is carried out in accordance with the Food Safety act 1990 and the Food Hygiene Regulations 1995 and any subsequent Food Safety Legislation

Main duties of the job

1.To communicate on a daily basis with patients, nursing staff and colleagues. Contact with nursing staff may be either face to face within the hospital or by the receiving of telephone requests into the department for extra meals or special diets.

2.To receive deliveries on an occasional basis within the catering department.

3.To liaise with Manager and Supervisors daily and act upon any specific tasks required.

4.To allow new starters to shadow various duties in the department such as cooking and food service.

5.To participate in Trust mandatory training or any departmental specific training.

6.To ensure patients receive any special diets requested.

7.The preparation of buffets or hospitality requests.

8.Maintain high standards of food safety in line with Environmental Health and legislative requirements and ensure the departmental Hazard Analysis system is adhered to.

9.Preparation and cooking of the patients meals ensuring all standard recipes and

allergen legislation is adhered to.

Working for our organisation

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To respond to patient comments or complaints regarding any food quality issues and ensure appropriate action is taken

Liaise with all staff regarding any service issues and any changes to Menus on a daily basis

To work with any new starters to the department, demonstrating tasks and methods of work.

Report any maintenance problems or defects within the Kitchen to the Estates Department.

To deal with deliveries on an occasional basis, receiving any deliveries into the department, ensuring correct procedures are carried out in accordance with the HACCP system.

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Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrate knowledge of bulk cooking
• Give an example
• 1 Year experience
• Working as a team
• Knowledge of large scale catering

Experience

• Minimum 2 years

Experience

• Able to work un supervised
• Understanding of HACCAP
• Evidence to support knowledge
• Able to work un supervised
• Working as a team
• Explain all aspects of the job advertised

Cooking

• Be able to demonstrate creation of a menu
• Work well within a large team

Fitness

• Physically Fit
• Understanding of HACCAP

Further Information

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All advertised roles may close early if there are high numbers of suitable candidates.

Pre‑employment checks for applicants with previous NHS service will include confirmation of any Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS), Voluntary Redundancy or Compulsory Redundancy payments received.

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