Chef
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the catering team at The Christie NHS FT as a Chef, preparing and serving high-quality, nutritious meals for patients, staff, and visitors. This role involves ensuring food safety and hygiene standards, planning menus, ordering supplies, and handling patient queries regarding dietary and allergen requirements. You will work in a fast-paced environment, providing excellent customer service and contributing to a healthier lifestyle ethos.
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds 7061&2 or NVQ Level 2/3 in Food Production
- L2 Food Hygiene Certificate
- Large Scale industrial Catering
- Awareness of dietetic and allergen requirements
Desirable criteria
- Large Scale Catering in a Healthcare setting
- Effective Interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective Interpersonal and communication skills
- Food Safety Legislation
- H.A.C.C.P Principles and their application within Catering
- Therapeutic Diets
- COSHH
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the Organisational values & Behaviours
- Other
- Commitment to the delivery of high-standard service
- Highly Motivated Individual with initiative and willingness to develop and make improvements
- Look for opportunities to develop services
- Flexibility
- City & Guilds 7061&2 or NVQ Level 2/3 in Food Production
- L2 Food Hygiene Certificate
- Large Scale industrial Catering
- Awareness of dietetic and allergen requirements
- Large Scale Catering in a Healthcare setting
- Effective Interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective Interpersonal and communication skills
- Food Safety Legislation
- H.A.C.C.P Principles and their application within Catering
- Therapeutic Diets
- COSHH
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the Organisational values & Behaviours
- Other
- Commitment to the delivery of high-standard service
- Highly Motivated Individual with initiative and willingness to develop and make improvements
- Look for opportunities to develop services
- Flexibility
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 Christie NHS FT
Chef
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
Do you want to work as part of an innovative Catering Team within one of Europe's leading and the UK's best Cancer Care Centres?
We have a rare opportunity for you to join our inspirational catering team here at "the Christie" as a Chef within our Catering Team. Encouraging healthier lifestyles, our Team of Chefs is skilled in transforming fresh, seasonal ingredients into nutritious home-cooked meals that place our patients, families, and colleagues "At the heart of what we do". Do you have what it takes to provide exceptional food with exemplary customer service, with a smile, in a fast-paced, caring environment?
Main duties of the job
What will you be doing: o Delivering a high standard of food preparationo Producing food to the highest standardso Ensuring food and hygiene standards are met.o Planning menus and ordering supplies as required.o Dealing with direct patient queries.o Delivering Dietary and Allergen requirements.o Providing a personalised service as appropriate.o Preparing, cooking, and serving of all foods to patients, staff and visitors.o Providing high quality hospitality catering for internal and external events.o Ensuring compliance of all Catering areas.o Providing excellent customer service to patients, families, and colleagues.o Ensuring NHS Food Standards are ad
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