# Cook > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cook/04169aae-5e80-474d-96e1-8ac9c1bf65a1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cook/04169aae-5e80-474d-96e1-8ac9c1bf65a1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - **Location:** Wrexham - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £26813.00 to £27890.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-27T12:27:55.673Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8111377 - **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview The Catering Department at Maelor Hospital provide meals, snacks and beverages to patients, staff and visitors. The Cook 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 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 responsibilities will include: - Preparing and cooking meals from base and raw ingredients and the regeneration of bought in specialist meals and cook freeze foods. - Supporting Catering Supervisors in the day-to-day supervision of staff. - Ensuring a clean safe environment is maintained. The cook needs 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. The ability to speak Welsh is not desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are offering a permanent contract of employment and hours of work will be: - hours a week – working a combination of 6.00am to 2.00pm and/or 09.30am to 17.30pm to provide cover where needed on a rota which includes Bank Holidays and weekends as per the needs of the service. 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. 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. ### Applicant requirements Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Sgiliau **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ### Experience **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ## Documents - [jdps english (pdf, 624.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477778) - [sdmp cymraeg (pdf, 616.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477779) - [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 100.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477780) - [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.