Job summary
- Main area
- Community Facilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR607-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bluebird Lodge
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Cook - Bluebird Lodge
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
East Suffolk Community facilities services are looking for a dynamic and conscientious person to join the facilities team as a Cook at Bluebird Lodge in Ipswich.
You will work 22.50 hours a week over a 2 week rota - (including 1 weekend)
Flexibility will be required with shifts to cover sickness and annual leave
ESNEFT is undergoing a transitional phase which may result in the outsourcing of Soft FM services to another provider from April 2025. Successful candidates will commence on ENSEFT terms and conditions before transferring employment to the new employer. Terms and conditions will largely remain unchanged upon employment transfer.
Main duties of the job
- To work in the kitchen, have good communication with catering staff and all hotel services departments, ward staff and trade persons.
- You will work flexibly within the Team to ensure that a high-quality support service is developed and maintained
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Preparing and cooking dishes to a planned menu always using standard recipes.
- Exercising and supervising portion control.
- Assisting in the service of food to patients, staff and visitors as required.
- Maintaining standards of cooking.
- Ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, not only personally but in the preparation and service of food.
- Report any sightings of pest and infestation.
- To assist in other areas of Hotel Services as may be necessary.
- To be aware of and able to practice the Trust’s policies and procedures Pertaining to Fire, Health and Safety, First Aid, Security, Untoward Incident in general and to your specific working location. To attend training sessions as required. To be familiar with COSHH.
- Reporting all accidents and incidents to the Supervisor / Team Leader.
- Maintain good communications and co-operation with all departments.
- Observing the correct care and use of equipment.
- Maintain temperature records/probing checking stores for quality/quantity.
- Assisting in the training of all levels of staff within the department.
- Assisting in maintaining disciplinary control by good leadership and consultation with staff.
- To assist in all areas of office administration duties as required. Maintain temperature/probe-monitoring sheets, checking in stores for quality and quantity.
- Feeding back information as when necessary to the Supervisor / Team Leader.
- Accepting responsibilities in the absence of the Supervisor / Team Leader.
- To be responsible for ensuring that all appliances are turned off, locking up the fridges and main kitchen doors at the end of the shift.
- To prioritise duties daily.
- To ensure that all provisions are used in strict rotation and are in date.
- To help to serve meals in the restaurant.
- To act in a professional manner.
- Any other relevant duties as delegated by the Supervisor / Team Leader.
- To always maintain patient and staff confidentiality.
- Checking of equipment, report any fault/s to Team Leader or Property Services.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in a cook’s position.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Catering Qualifications City and Guilds 7061/2 or equivalent NVQ level 2.
- Food hygiene certificate level 2.
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 food Hygiene Certificate
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Using standardised recipes.
- Portion control
- Stock keeping.
- Good communication skills.
- Able to work under pressure to meet service deadlines
- Experience in the use of cleaning equipment.
Desirable criteria
- Worked in a healthcare environment.
- Good knowledge of NHS Policies and Procedures.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Spilling
- Job title
- Facilities Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
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