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NHS Jobs; Borrowash; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount

Job summary

Cygnet Healthcare is seeking a Weekend Cook to join the team at Cygnet Conifers. You will work 16 hours across Saturday and Sunday (8 hours per shift) from 8am to 4pm, supporting residents with nutritious meals in a 7-bed specialist home for adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.

You will prepare, cook and serve meals, liaise with nursing staff on dietary requirements, and ensure hygiene and safety in the kitchen. DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• A skilled chef with care sector exposure.
• Basic food hygiene certification and good personal hygiene.
• Polite and professional with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook & serve meals for patients, staff & visitors.
• Liaise with nursing colleagues to meet dietary needs.
• Ensure cleanliness of kitchen, service areas & dining room.
• Supervise kitchen staff when deputising for the Head Chef.
• Maintain personal hygiene to comply with standards and regulations.
• Handle, maintain & store kitchen equipment per procedures.
• Use chemicals in line with COSHH regulations.

Skills

Skilled chef

Care sector experience

Food hygiene knowledge

Communication

Education

Basic food hygiene certificate

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

Cygnet Healthcare is looking for an experienced Weekend Cookto join our team working at Cygnet Conifers. Youll be working16 hours a week(Saturday and Sunday, 8 hour shifts, 8am 4pm),making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care atCygnet Conifers. The Conifers is a 7 bed, specialist residential home providing outcome focused care for adults with a primary diagnosis of learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.

Your Day-to-Day...

• Prepare, cook & serve nutritional, balanced and appetising meals for patients, staff & visitors
• Liaise with nursing colleagues to meet patients nutritional & dietary needs
• Ensure the cleanliness of the kitchen, service areas & dining room
• Supervise kitchen staff when deputising for the Head Chef
• Maintain personal hygiene to comply with Cygnet standards and food hygiene regulations
• Handle, maintain & store kitchen equipment in accordance with Cygnet procedures
• Use chemicals in line with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.

You are...

• A skilled chef, preferably with experience in the care sector
• The holder of a basic food hygiene certificate, with good personal hygiene standards
• Polite & professional, with a positive attitude to internal & external quests at all times
• An ex cellent communicator able to liaise with people at all levels
• Able to work on your own initiative, as part of a team & under supervision

Why Cygnet?

Well offer you

• Strong career progression opportunities
• Expert supervision & support
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What next? If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.