Head Cook

7 days ago


OldburyonSevern, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Cygnet Full time

Cygnet Healthcare are looking for confident Head Cook who's passionate about food and wants to make a difference our New Service - Cygnet Hospital Oldbury opening in Summer 2024.

At Cygnet Hospital Oldbury you will be working 42 hours per week.

Cygnet Hospital Oldbury is our new state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for women, in the West Midlands. The service will be opening in mid-2024.

The service will feature two wards. A 12 bed PICU ward and a 15 bed Acute ward.

Cygnet Hospital Oldbury will have a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and will support the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.


You're day-to-day at Cygnet Hospital Oldbury:

  • Prepare, cook & serve nutritional, balanced and appetising meals
  • Provide special diets, taking into account individual preferences & needs
  • Liaise with nursing colleagues to meet patients' nutritional & dietary needs
  • Maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, service areas & dining room
  • Assist with planning and scheduling of shifts
  • Ensure compliance with health & safety 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
  • Assist in the completion of team member evaluations/supervisions.
  • Ensure SFBB paperwork is complete and up to date.

You are...

  • Experienced working as either a Head Chef or Head Cook or an Cook looking to progress further to a Head Cook role (Essential)
  • Preferably experienced in the care sector (Desirable)
  • Create and Plan weekly meal schedules working within budgets (Essential)
  • Food Hygiene Certificate (Essential)
  • Polite & professional, with a positive attitude to internal & external guests at all times (Essential)
  • An excellent communicator able to liaise with all staff members including Service Managers and Service Users. (Essential)
  • Able to work under your own initiative and as part of a team with a history of delegating tasks to ensure completion on time (Essential)

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

  • Employee Discount Scheme
  • Company pension scheme
  • Company paid Life Assurance scheme
  • Smart Health Toolkit
  • Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
  • Health Cash Plan
- "Cycle to work" scheme & employee discount saving
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