Chef
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 35
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a chef to join the catering team, responsible for providing patient meals. The successful candidate will ensure food quality and safety, adhering to hygiene legislation and Trust policies. It involves working 35 hours a week on a rota, including weekends and bank holidays, for a 6-month fixed term with potential extension. The chef will also assist with patient meal information and dietary requirements.
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds 706/2 or equivalent (NVQ Level 3)
- Recognised Catering and support services qualification or evidencable working knowledge and experience of Chef and catering services
- Experience of quality monitoring of food production
- Allergen awareness
- Experience in cooking for large quantities including special diets/allergens
- Experience as a qualified chef
Desirable criteria
- Experience in ordering of supplies
- Experience of working in an NHS catering environment
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety
- Special diets, cultural/ethical menus, allergen awareness
- Due diligence/HACCP
- Knowledge of food legislation
- Good communication skills
- Computer skills
- Training
- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
- Level 3 Food Safety certificate
- Contractual Requirements
- Comply to personal appearance standards and personal protective equipment (staff uniform)
- To attend training as and when required on other sites within the Nottinghamshire NHS Trust
- Values & Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role
- City & Guilds 706/2 or equivalent (NVQ Level 3)
- Recognised Catering and support services qualification or evidencable working knowledge and experience of Chef and catering services
- Experience of quality monitoring of food production
- Allergen awareness
- Experience in cooking for large quantities including special diets/allergens
- Experience as a qualified chef
- Experience in ordering of supplies
- Experience of working in an NHS catering environment
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety
- Special diets, cultural/ethical menus, allergen awareness
- Due diligence/HACCP
- Knowledge of food legislation
- Good communication skills
- Computer skills
- Training
- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
- Level 3 Food Safety certificate
- Contractual Requirements
- Comply to personal appearance standards and personal protective equipment (staff uniform)
- To attend training as and when required on other sites within the Nottinghamshire NHS Trust
- Values & Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role
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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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Chef
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a chef to join our catering team on a 6 month fixed term basis with the potential of extending to 12 months. If you are someone who is hardworking and energetic with a passion for delivering quality freshly cooked, healthy, wholesome food to our patients, then we would love to hear from you.
The position is working over 7 days, 35 hours a week (including working weekends and bank holidays). Shifts are between 7.30am-3pm and 10.30am-6pm on a rota pattern.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the provision of the patient meals by undertaking specific outlined and approved processes and procedures to ensure the quality and food safety of meals at service are safe and appropriate and within the guidelines of food hygiene legislation.
About us
TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one
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