Chef - West Midlands Hospice
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves preparing high-quality, nutritious meals for patients, staff, volunteers, and visitors at Marie Curie West Midlands Hospice, ensuring excellent food safety and hygiene standards. The successful candidate will use strong culinary expertise to design varied menus and provide excellent customer service. They will also assist the Head Chef with staff supervision, rotas, recruitment of junior team members, and managing supplier processes. This position requires a caring approach and the ability to work well within a team.
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2, or a Level 2 NVQ in Food Production and
- Cooking, or an equivalent qualification
- Basic food hygiene certificate
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3, or prepared to work towards it
- Intermediate food handling certificate
- Relevant catering experience
- Experience supervising staff in the absence of head chef
- Experience in working in a health care setting
- City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2, or a Level 2 NVQ in Food Production and
- Cooking, or an equivalent qualification
- Basic food hygiene certificate
- NVQ level 3, or prepared to work towards it
- Intermediate food handling certificate
- Relevant catering experience
- Experience supervising staff in the absence of head chef
- Experience in working in a health care setting
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are looking for a skilled Chef to join our Facilities team at Marie Curie West Midlands Hospice. In this rewarding role, you will prepare high-quality, nutritious meals for patients, staff, volunteers and visitors, while upholding excellent standards of food safety, hygiene and presentation.
Main duties of the job
You will bring strong culinary expertise, the ability to design and deliver varied menus, and a commitment to excellent customer service. We are looking for someone who works well within a team, adapts easily to changing demands, and demonstrates a genuinely caring approach.
You will also assist the Head Chef in supervision of Catering Assistants, assist with staff rotas, help recruit junior team members, and manage supplier selection and ordering processes.
If you are passionate about creating great food and want to make a meaningful difference to the lives of patients, families and colleagues, we would be delighted to hear from you.
About us
Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and o
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