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Bank Chef

Cygnet Health Care

London, W5 2HTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£13.30

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

10 November 2026

18 days left

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Bank Chef with previous experience working in a catering/kitchen/hospitality environment who can cover flexible ad h...

Cygnet Hospital Ealing provides a welcoming, non-institutional environment, offering personalised treatment for service users with an eating disorder or personality disorder over two separate wards.

Our team works hard to create a cheerful, non-institutional environment, and to support individuals in their recovery and personal transformation. We make use of a range of therapies including psychodynamic, family, occupational, art, drama and complementary therapies. We also believe very strongly in patient-centred care, and involve our service users in shaping their own treatment, and in all aspects of hospital life.

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are currently recruiting for a Bank Chef with previous experience working in a catering/kitchen/hospitality environment who can cover flexible ad hoc shifts as and when required to cover for annual leave, sickness, training, etc. at Cygnet Hospital Ealing.

Our current need is for bank staff to cover morning shifts (07:30am to 15:30pm) across a 7 day rota (Monday Sunday).

Cygnet Hospital Ealing provides a welcoming, non-institutional environment, offering personalised treatment for service users with an eating disorder or personality disorder over two separate wards.

Our team works hard to create a cheerful, non-institutional environment, and to support individuals in their recovery and personal transformation. We make use of a range of therapies including psychodynamic, family, occupational, art, drama and complementary therapies. We also believe very strongly in patient-centred care, and involve our service users in shaping their own treatment, and in all aspects of hospital life.

Your day-to-day...

  • Prepare, cook & serve nutritional, balanced and appetising meals
  • Provide special diets, taking into account individual preferences & needs
  • Liaise with nursing colleagues to meet patients nutritional & dietary needs
  • Maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, service areas & dining room
  • Ensure compl iance with health & safety standards and Food Hygiene Regulations
  • Handle, maintain & store kitchen equipment in accordance with Cygnet procedures
  • Use chemicals in line with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations

Why Cygnet? Well offer you...

Pay rate -£13.30 per hour + 12.1% Holiday Pay

  • Strong career progression opportunities
  • Expert supervision & support
  • Pension scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving

You are..

  • A skilled Chef/Cook who can work under pressure
  • Preferably experienced in the care sector
  • Able to plan nourishing & attractive menus within available budgets
  • The holder of a food hygiene certificate, with good personal hygiene standards
  • Polite & professional, with a positive attitude to internal & external quests at all times
  • An excellent communicator able to liaise with people at all levels
  • Able to work under your own initiative, as part of a team & under supervision
  • [Qualified in catering to City & Guilds 706: 1 & 2 level or NVQ Level 2/3]

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What next?

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Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

21 October 2026

Last checked

23 October 2026

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Cygnet Health Care

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