Head Cook

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