Cook
- Thika Hospital
- Permanent
- 17, Mar 2025
- Hospitality, Leisure & Hotels
Purpose Statement
Our purpose is to enable and maintain health.
Mission
To provide high quality care that exceeds our clients’ expectations.
Job Description
About Avenue Healthcare
Avenue Healthcare is one of the leading private healthcare groups in East Africa running 3 Hospitals, and 19 medical centres across Kenya, and a Homecare business. With over 25 years in the healthcare industry, Avenue Healthcare runs 300 hospital beds with over 1,000 staff members, and more than 400 specialists and serves over 400,000 patients annually, offering primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services.
JOB DETAILS
Key Responsibilities
1.Meal Preparation, Planning and Service
a. Cooking food according to the given recipes and menus using a range of methods (i.e. baking, braising, frying, roasting or steaming)
b. Ensures that each meal leaving the kitchen is checked for quality, quantity, presentation, correct temperature, served on time and per the patient’s request.
c. Preparing food to meet special dietary requirements e.g. (low calorie, high calorie, diabetic)
d. Serve patient meals and ensure that service is professional, discreet and personalized.
e. Ensuring that plates and cutlery are cleared and collected from the wards and offices in good time.
f. Ensuring that food is items are correctly so that wastage is kept to a minimum.
g. Responding quickly to special patient needs (e.g. Post-operative & maternity food requests).
2.Cleaning and Infection Control
a. Cleaning food preparation areas and equipment and ensuring that laid out infection control. procedures are followed.
b. Making sure that the kitchen and its environs are hygienic.
c. Following the “clean as you go” principal
d. Ensuring that the non-daily cleaning schedules are adhered to.
3.Personal Hygiene
a. Maintain the highest standards of personal hygiene and dress. Wearing the correct, clean uniform at all times.
b. Ensuring that he / she undergoes food handler’s exams every six months.
4. Reporting any breakages, equipment malfunctions and faults to the Head of Catering.
5. Maintain client and patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
6. Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor in line with the job description.
Person Specification
• Diploma/Higher Diploma in Food Production/Culinary Arts.
• Not less than 2 years’ experience as a Cook.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
