Cook

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Location:

Victoria Hospital & Whyteman’s Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy

An opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated team of Support Services staff within the Catering Department. We are currently looking to recruit a Cook to cover all the catering facilities within Central Fife based in Victoria Hospital. This post is 37 hrs per week, 5 days over
7. Shift pattern will predominantly be Monday-Friday 6.00am–2.00pm, subject to change to meet the needs of the service to cover sickness and annual leave.

The department operates between 7am–7pm, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.

You will have a neat and tidy appearance, a cheerful disposition and the ability to communicate effectively with staff and customers.

Previous experience in a large environment is essential, as is a sound knowledge of cooking techniques. You will be expected to follow our standardised recipes to prepare, produce and present meals to the standards set out in the food in hospitals national catering specification. Basic knowledge of therapeutic diets is also required.

You will be required to follow all set hygiene standards in all our food preparation, production and holding areas to comply with food‑hygiene regulations, HACCP and COSHH policies.

For informal enquiries, please contact Elaine Woodward on (01592) 643355 extension 28964.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the  website.

For specific types of posts, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’.

Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Any changes to the current requirement will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team.

For more details on these changes please visit:
Disclosure Scotland Changes.

We offer flexible working and family‑friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, as well as candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent, by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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