Kitchen Staff
CHEF/COOK
Chefs and cooks are responsible for cooking food in NHS hospitals and other services making sure our patients and staff have highly nutritious high-quality food.
Working Life
You’ll work with the catering manager to make sure that food and drink is nutritious and appetizing. The food has to meet patients’ medical and cultural needs including, for example, gluten-free, low fat, soft food, halal and vegetarian.
As a cook or chef, your duties include:
- planning meals and menus
- preparing food
- using kitchen equipment such as mixers
- storing food correctly
- making sure as little as possible is wasted
- supervising kitchen assistants
As a cook or chef, you As an assistant or catering support worker, you may:
- prepare food such as vegetables for the cook or chef
- preparing food
- wash up, by hand or using a dishwasher
- keep kitchen areas clean
clear tables - load meals onto trolleys to go towards and other parts of the hospital
- serve meals to staff in a canteen or restaurant
- operate a till and handle cash
What Will The Live-In Carers Do?
As part of our complex care package, our live-in carers can of course manage the individual’s physical needs, including:
Washing and Dressing
Cooking Meals
Carrying Out Household Tasks
Who Will I Work With?
Chefs and cooks may have little or no contact with patients. Catering assistants may have some contact with patients, depending on where they work.
Skills Needed?
As a cook or chef, youChefs, cooks and assistants need to be:
- Interested in food and cooking
- Willing to work in hot, noisy conditions
- Physically fit for standing, moving and lifting
- Flexible and adaptable
- Keen to provide good customer service
- Awareness of food hygiene and food safety
- Teamworking skills
- Organisational skills
Cost of live in care
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Our live in carer can support you with
Our live-carer are fully trained and qualified professionals who go through intensive training. We collect all the information for your needs and allocate you a professional carer with extensive knowledge and experience. We have stringent recuritement policies and procedures to get the best carer for your support.
Live in care vs Residential Care
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If you want a dedicated carer just to look after you |
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If you want your friends and family visit you anytime |
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