Job title Chef
Hours 37.5 hours per week (worked over 5 days out of 7, shift start times between 6am-8am on a rota basis)
Salary £30,389 per annum
Contract Permanent
Location Wildwood Drive, Worcester WR5 2QT
The role
St Richard’s Hospice is looking for an experienced and passionate Chef to join our Catering Team.
Food plays an important role in the comfort and wellbeing of our patients, families, staff and visitors. We are seeking a chef who takes pride in producing high quality, freshly prepared meals and who understands the difference that food can make to someone’s day.
Working as part of a supportive team, you will prepare and serve nutritious, appetising meals for patients, visitors and staff, ensuring individual dietary, cultural and nutritional needs are met. You will also support hospice functions and events, contribute to menu development and help maintain the highest standards of food hygiene and safety.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare, cook and serve high-quality meals using fresh ingredients
- Create bespoke meals for patients with individual dietary requirements
- Create a variety of meals for customers to purchase in our in house restaurant
- Support menu planning and service development
- Assist with catering for meetings, functions and events
- Maintain excellent food hygiene, cleanliness and due diligence records
- Supervise Kitchen Assistants when required
This post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About you
You will have:
- NVQ Level 2 in Food Preparation and Cooking (or equivalent)
- Food Hygiene qualification
- Experience working in a professional catering environment
- Knowledge of special diets and nutritional requirements
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- A flexible and positive approach to work
- High standards of food quality, presentation and cleanliness
Experience within healthcare would be advantageous but is not essential.
What we offer
At St Richard’s Hospice, you’ll be part of a compassionate organisation dedicated to providing outstanding care and support to people with illnesses which cannot be cured, and their loved ones.
This is an opportunity to use your culinary skills in a role where your work has a genuine impact every day.
We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including;
- Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
- Supportive management – keen to develop you
- Generous annual leave (seven weeks including bank holidays)
- Benenden Healthcare offering diagnosis, treatment, 24/7 GP and mental health advice lines, discounts etc. or Cash plan giving cash back for day to day healthcare such as optical or dental costs
- Opportunities for flexible working
- Family friendly policies
- Fabulous subsidised on-site café
- Company enhanced sick pay (increased entitlement with length of service)
- Pension scheme and opportunity to continue NHS pension for clinical staff
- Free Will writing service
Find out more
If you would like to find out more information, please contact:
Matt Tudor, Recruitment Co-ordinator on 01905 763963 or email recruitment@strichards.org.uk
Interview date Flexible