Multi-Site Cook

Job overview

Join our team as a multisite Cook at Havens Hospices – where every meal makes a difference!

Are you passionate about cooking and making people feel cared for through food? We’re looking for a dedicated Cook to join our well-established Facilities Team at Fair Havens and Little Havens Hospice, working multisite at our Bistro at Fair Havens and Dining Room at Little Havens.

In this rewarding role, you'll play a key part in providing high-quality, nutritious meals for our patients, visitors, staff, and volunteers. From preparing fresh daily menus to serving a variety of wholesome meals and snacks, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of everyone who walks through our doors.

We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their food, enjoys working in a team, and is committed to delivering meals with care and compassion.

This is a part-time opportunity to join a friendly and supportive environment where your culinary skills will truly make a difference.

Main duties of the job

You will also liaise directly with patients and their families, offering friendly and informed guidance on meal selections that reflect individual dietary needs, preferences, and any medical or cultural requirements. This important aspect of the role helps ensure a personalised dining experience across both Havens Hospices sites, supporting our commitment to compassionate and holistic care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Liaise with patients and families to provide friendly, helpful guidance on meal choices, ensuring individual dietary needs, preferences, and cultural considerations are fully respected.
• Build supportive relationships with those in our care to help create a positive, person-centred dining experience.
• Support dietary planning across both Havens Hospices sites – Little Havens and Fair Havens – adapting meal selections as required to meet the unique nutritional needs of each individual.
• Prepare, cook, and serve a wide variety of meals and snacks for patients, visitors, staff, and volunteers.
• Work from our daily menu choices to ensure that every meal is fresh, well-balanced, and tailored to support health and wellbeing.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and presentation, helping to create a warm, welcoming environment in our modern bistro spaces.

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.