Cook Team Leader

Job Overview

The Catering Department at Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital provide 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 Catering Supervisors, Catering Co-ordinator and managers to ensure that Catering Services meet relevant nutritional and dietary requirements arising from clinical, religious and cultural needs.

We are 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.

For This Post Patisserie Qualifications Are Desirable

Main duties of the job

The Cook Team Leader’s responsibilities will include:

Preparing and cooking meals from base and raw ingredients.

Supporting Catering Supervisors in the day to day supervision of staff,

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, be 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.

We are offering a permanent contract of employment and hours of work will be:

37.5 hours a week – working a combination of shifts to cover where needed on a rota which includes Bank Holidays and weekends as per the needs of the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main 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.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of Catering

Desirable criteria

Experience of Catering in Health Care setting

Allergen

Essential Criteria

Allergy Awareness

Desirable criteria

Allergy Awareness Qualification

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

Knowledge of Food Production , recipes/quantities

Desirable criteria

Has experience or knowledge of supervising

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Knowledge of COSHH

Desirable criteria

COSHH Qualification