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Cook

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Wrexham, LL13 7TD

Salary

£26,813 to £27,890

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

14 September 2026

14 days left

Job description

The Catering Department at Maelor Hospital provide meals, snacks and beverages to patients, staff and visitors. The Cook is a key member of the team a...

The Cook responsibilities will include

  • Preparing and cooking meals from base and raw ingredients and the regeneration of bought in specialist meals and cook freeze foods.
  • Supporting Catering Supervisors in the day-to-day supervision of staff.
  • Ensuring a clean safe environment is maintained.

The cook needs good teamwork, leadership, communication and organisational skills. They need to be self-motivated, be able to work unsupervised, have a flexible approach to shift alterations and have a friendly and professional approach.

The Health Board offers excellent working conditions including a generous entitlement of paid holiday, enhanced pay for weekend working and an opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme.

The ability to speak Welsh is not desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

We are offering a permanent contract of employment and hours of work will be:

37.5 hours a week workinga combination of 6.00am to 2.00pm and/or 09.30am to 17.30pm to provide cover where needed on a rota whichincludes Bank Holidays and weekends as per the needs of the service.

If this all sounds suitable for you and you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference with a key sense of customer care and focus to deliver, we want to hear from you. Please click to apply and indicate in the Supporting Information the transferable skills you have which you feel would be beneficial to this role.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable

  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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Experience

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

27 August 2026

Last checked

31 August 2026

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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

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