Cook Team Leader

NHS; Wales; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a passionate Cook Team Leader to prepare and serve meals at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in catering for large groups, ensuring excellent food safety, and hygiene standards, with a commitment to providing quality meals for patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef in a busy kitchen.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and hygiene.
• Ability to manage time efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Ensure high standards of hygiene and food safety.
• Support the team in daily kitchen operations.

Skills

Experience in catering for large numbers

Flexible approach to work

Friendly and professional approach

Ability to work in different units

Job description

The Catering team have responsibility for producing in excess of 1800 patient meals per day as well providing meals for on staff working on site. Key responsibilities for employees are ensuring all food safety standards are adhered to in accordance with current legislation as well as high standards of cleanliness.

Main duties of the job

Cook Team Leader- Ysbyty Glan Clwyd other sites.

An opportunity has arisen for a Cook Team Leader who is enthusiastic, reliable , motivated and who has experience of producing food. We are looking for an individual who will work well as part of a team and also able to manage their own time. Working hours on a 7 week rota. Shift to include 06:15am - 2:15pm, 7:30am - 3:30pm, 9:15am - 5:15pm and 11am - 7pm.

Basic duties include the preparation and cooking of food for patients, staff, visitors and functions and the maintenance of high standards of quality and hygiene are essential for the post holder.

Skills and qualities: -

• Sufficient experience of working as a Chef Catering for large numbers
• Flexible approach to work and needs of the service
• Friendly and professional approach
• Maybe required to work in other units

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

We are seeking additional Cook to join our team who will be able to support a wide range of duties which include, maintaining standards of hygiene within the kitchen and associated areas, duties will also include cooking for patients with specific dietary requirements the regeneration cook freeze meals, preparation, cooking and service of hot and cold meals as well as snacks for patients and our retail service. The recording of information in accordance with policies and procedures relating to HACCP in order to prove our due diligence previous experience of working within the catering industry will be essential however the successful candidates will receive on the job training. Uniform/protective clothing will also be provided.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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.