# Cook

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Closed
- **Employer:** North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Warrington Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Cook
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 35 hours per week (On a rota working 5 days from 7  to include weekends & bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T09:41:04.605Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Warrington/North_Cheshire_Mersey_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cook/Cook-v8218510
- **Employer website:** https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Previous applicants need not apply

We require a Cook in our Catering Team to prepare & serve patients meals, ensuring this is carried out in accordance with the Food Safety act 1990 and the Food Hygiene Regulations 1995 and any subsequent Food Safety Legislation

### Main duties of the job

1.To communicate on a daily basis with patients, nursing staff and colleagues. Contact with nursing staff may be either face to face within the hospital or by the receiving of telephone requests into the department for extra meals or special diets.

2.To receive deliveries on an occasional basis within the catering department.

3.To liaise with Manager and Supervisors daily and act upon any specific tasks required.

4.To allow new starters to shadow various duties in the department such as cooking and food service.

5.To participate in Trust mandatory training or any departmental specific training.

6.To ensure patients receive any special diets requested.

7.The preparation of buffets or hospitality requests.

8.Maintain high standards of food safety in line with Environmental Health and legislative requirements and ensure the departmental Hazard Analysis system is adhered to.

9.Preparation and cooking of the patients meals ensuring all standard recipes and

allergen legislation is adhered to.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To respond to patient comments or complaints regarding any food quality issues and ensure appropriate action is taken

Liaise with all staff regarding any service issues and any changes to Menus on a daily basis

To work with any new starters to the department, demonstrating tasks and methods of work.

Report any maintenance problems or defects within the Kitchen to the Estates Department.

To deal with deliveries on an occasional basis, receiving any deliveries into the department, ensuring correct procedures are carried out in accordance with the HACCP system.

### Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Cooking

**Essential**

- Be able to demonstrate creation of a menu
- Communicate current legislation

**Desirable**

- Basic Food Hygeine
- Work well within a large team

### Fitness

**Essential**

- Physically Fit

**Desirable**

- Understanding of HACCAP

### Team work

**Essential**

- Able to work un supervised
- Communicate current legislation

**Desirable**

- Working as a team
- Explain all aspects of the job advertised

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrate knowledge of bulk cooking
- Give an example
- 1 Year experience
- Minimum 2 years
- Clear communication skills
- Able to work un supervised

**Desirable**

- Working as a team
- Knowledge of large scale catering
- Basic Food Hygeine
- Allergen awareness
- NVQ Level 1/2
- Understanding of HACCAP
- Evidence to support knowledge

## Documents

- [cook (pdf, 493.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10526723)
- [ncm staff benefits (pdf, 3.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2892)
- [ncm recruitment overview for candidates (pdf, 126.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3031)

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