Chef
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
Join our team of chefs at The Princess Alexandra Hospital to prepare healthy, nutritious food for patients, staff, and visitors. This role involves working in an in-house fresh cook kitchen, ensuring food standards, compliance with legislation, and contributing to the recovery journey of patients. You will work closely with the head chef and catering team to maintain high-quality service and strive for excellence in food preparation.
Essential criteria
- 3 GCSE or equivalent
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent in catering
Desirable criteria
- NVQ or equivalent in nutrition
- Basic qualification in food hygiene (CIEH Level 2)
- Previous experience in hospital trust environment
- Previous experience in hotel or similar large establishment
- Culinary service, hospitality, restaurant or large retail environment
- Working with basic PC, printers and scanners
- Experience working with large team
- Complaint handling
- Ability to conduct risk assessments (Familiarisation with risk management
- protocols)
- 3 GCSE or equivalent
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent in catering
- NVQ or equivalent in nutrition
- Basic qualification in food hygiene (CIEH Level 2)
- Previous experience in hospital trust environment
- Previous experience in hotel or similar large establishment
- Culinary service, hospitality, restaurant or large retail environment
- Working with basic PC, printers and scanners
- Experience working with large team
- Complaint handling
- Ability to conduct risk assessments (Familiarisation with risk management
- protocols)
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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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Chef
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
To join our team of chefs working in one of the only in house fresh cook kitchens in the NHS and provide healthy nutritious food to Patients, Staff and Visitors who use the facilities here at the Princess Alexandra Hospital . Help us make a difference to people. We are a vital part of the recovery journey and we are proud to work here.
The post holder will work closely along side our head chef , Catering Team, and other stakeholders within the hospital to ensure food is of the required standards and that the department is compliant of all legislation.
Help us build a bigger team and strive to excellence in the NHS with a passion for Fresh food, tastes colours and smells.
Main duties of the job
Post holder will be responsible for the preparation and compliance of their section of the kitchen .Including the keeping clean and safe of the area. The cooking and serving in a timely manner of all meals.
Following of recipes and using correct quantities to avoid wastage. Following approved methods of preparation and cooking
Optimising stock and Maintaining kitchen productivity.
Ensuring Allergen data is correct and all H.A.C.C.P procedures are compliant. Maintaining and ensuring labelling is correct. All temperature data is collated and input.
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