The Catering Department at Holywell Hospital provides meals, snacks, and beverages to patients, staff, and visitors. The Cook Team Leader is a key member of the team and has responsibility for carrying a range of duties related to food production and service in a busy kitchen environment. The Cook Team Leader will be working closely with the Catering Team, Catering Co-ordinator, and Catering Managers to ensure that Catering services meet relevant nutritional and dietary requirements arising from clinical, religious, and cultural needs.
We are therefore seeking an enthusiastic, reliable, and motivated individual who has City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or equivalent qualifications plus Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or work towards on commencement. Experience of working as a Chef, catering for large numbers would be of advantage.
Main duties of the job
The Cook Team Leader's responsibilities will include:
1. Preparing and cooking meals from base and raw ingredients and the regeneration of bought-in specialist meals and cook freeze foods.
2. Supporting Catering Supervisors in the day-to-day supervision of staff.
3. Ensuring a clean safe environment is maintained.
The Cook Team Leader needs to have good teamwork, leadership, communication, and organisational skills. They need to be self-motivated, able to work unsupervised, have a flexible approach to shift alterations, and have a friendly and professional approach.
The Health Board offers excellent working conditions including a generous entitlement of paid holiday, enhanced pay for weekend working, and an opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme.
The ability to speak Welsh is not 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 offering a permanent contract of employment and hours of work will be:
25 hours a week working a combination of 7.00am to 2.30pm and/or 10.30am to 7.00pm to provide cover where needed on a rota which includes Bank Holidays and weekends as per the needs of the service.
Rates of pay are £12.53 per hour, with enhanced rates for work undertaken on a Saturday (£16.92 per hour), Sunday (£21.18 per hour). Uniform/protective clothing will also be provided.
If this all sounds suitable for you and you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference with a key sense of customer care and focus to deliver, we want to hear from you. Please click to apply and indicate in the Supporting Information the transferable skills you have which you feel would be beneficial to this role.
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.
Sgiliau
* 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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata.
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