Job Description

Do you have experience crafting tasty, nutritious meals? Join our team at Forest Lodge Nursing Home as our Cook, and make a difference in the lives of those that need it most!

About the home

Forest Lodge is a specialist complex care home with nursing that supports up to 43 male service users and includes 24 hours nursing split across 3 units.

About the role

Nutrition is an important part of providing the perfect care to our service users, and the Cook does just this! You will have all dietary requirements/ cultural requirements, and a genuine interest in the wellbeing of our service users, to serve up meals following these guidelines.

Responsibilities

Preparing nutritious meals for service users in line with guidelines/ requirements Daily cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and equipment Maintain inventory of kitchen equipment and produce Utilise knowledge of HACCP and current food regulations Interaction with service users to reflect their food choices

Key skills

Food hygiene level 2 certification Previous experience of food preparation and cooking in a commercial/ domestic/ hospital or care setting Warm, approachable personality to engage with service users and vulnerable adults with ease Confident managing the kitchen alone including cleanliness

About us

Bramley Health is a specialist health and social care provider based in South London and the Southeast of England. Our key focus is to support individuals with complex and challenging needs. This is to maximize their independence to live a meaningful and fulfilling life. We achieve this through outcome-focused models of care with an integrated care pathway.


Our pathway spans from specialist hospital to enhanced residential services and supported living. We focus on delivering high quality services with a clear care pathway in four specialist service lines:

Neurocognitive Disorders Services Female Complex Needs Services (Borderline Personality Disorder) Learning Disabilities Services Mental Health Services

Benefits

Training and development opportunities Retail discounts including food shopping, clothes, electronics Travel discounts for holidays Energy bill savings Online courses virtual, live and interactive to upskill yourself Help the planet, plant trees, save turtles!24/7 confidential counselling

If you are interested in the Cook position then click apply today or contact us directly.