Cook / Chef - Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Job summary

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We have a Cook/Chef vacancy at the Princess of Wales Community Hospital working 20 hours. Wk 1 Fri 14.15pm 19.30, Sat 7.00am 15.00pm, Sun 7.00am 15.00pm, Wk 2 Fri 14.15pm 19.30, Sat 11.30am 19.30pm, Sun 11.30am 19.30pm, Wk 3 Mon 9.15am 14.30pm, Thur 7.00am 15.00pm, Fri 7.00am 15.00pm

We have supportive & passionate teams & you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy & varied environment, working alongside our clinical & other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients & staff experience through the provision of a catering service.

These are some of the benefits you will be entitled to should you work for us;

Competitive pay with weekend enhancements

Generous annual leave up to 32 days per annum dependent upon contracted hours & length of service

Flexible hours to suit other employment & carer responsibilities

Career progression or future job opportunities working direct for the NHS

Extensive training & support available

NHS pension & life assurance provision

Other staff benefits include:

Free/reduced car parking is available on most sites

Uniform provided

Health & wellbeing packages available

Seasonal incentive schemes

Application for this role will be considered in adherence to the Working Time Regulations this will be discussed with you during interview.

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on maintaining catering standards to a 5-star environmental health audit process & in line with the National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink.

Join our teams, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career to include flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

Catering services ensure patients receive nutritionally balanced diets to support their recovery, in accordance with national standards & the Trusts Food & Drink Strategy.

You will be part of a team who deliver a fully comprehensive quality catering service offering choice to patients, staff and visitors which meets legislative and mandatory requirements, in accordance with schedules and procedures. You must maintain a high standard for all food and beverage preparation including hot, cold and ambient items.

In return, you will receive full support, training and guidance to enable you to undertake all catering duties.

About us

We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.

We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.

We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.

We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.

At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.

We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

B61 0BB

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

B61 0BB

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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