Bank Chef

St Catherine’s Hospice Ltd.; Crawley; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Counselling

Discounts

Maternity pay

Job summary

St Catherine’s Hospice Ltd. in Crawley invites applications for a Bank Chef to join our Kitchen team. You’ll prepare freshly made meals for patients, families and staff, adapt menus for dietary needs, while upholding high food-safety standards.

This flexible bank role offers ad-hoc shifts across the week with supportive colleagues, contributing to meals that matter in a compassionate hospice environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a chef with catering background.
• Knowledge of food safety, hygiene and allergen control.
• Ability to adapt menus for special dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare freshly made meals for patients, families and staff.
• Tailor meals to meet dietary requirements and special requests.
• Support catering for events and occasions.
• Work with kitchen team including staff and volunteers.

Skills

Food prep

Food safety

Hygiene

Dietary needs

Baking

Desserts

Event catering

Job description

We will shortlist applications as and when we receive them, therefore, this role may close at any time. Interviews will be arranged on an ad-hoc basis

Our Kitchen team play a vital role is providing fresh, delicious meals from scratch for patients, families and staff. We are looking for bank staff to offer flexible support to help us maintain our high standards.

About Us

St Catherine’s Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.

We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Chef with a strong background in food preparation and catering to support our Kitchen team. Whether you are seeking work life balance, or are newly qualified and looking to develop your expertise, this role offers a broad range of skills and opportunities.

Our Chefs carefully adapt menus to meet special requests and individual needs, as well as catering for important occasions such as fundraising events, patient and family celebrations. We require a caring, dependable Chef to work collaboratively with the team to deliver high quality food.

This post is offered on a bank basis, covering ad-hoc hours depending on business need.This is a great opportunity if you're looking for flexibility, picking up shifts to suit your availability, while supporting the team during busy periods, holidays and shortages.

This position would suit someone who is seeking a flexible working arrangement, who has availability across a variety of days and times, th e shift times are between 7.30am - 7pm.

About You

Are you a passionate Chef looking to utilise your skills in a meaningful role ? Would you find it rewarding to prepare personalised, high quality meals, to make a difference when it matters most?

Bank Chef role involves

• Preparing freshly made meals for patients, families and staff and tailoring needs for special requirements
• Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene, allergens and dietary needs
• Utilising or developing skills in baking and desserts
• Supporting the Kitchen Lead with catering for events
• Working with our friendly kitchen team made up of staff and volunteers

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace.

Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
• Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
• Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

Terms & Conditions

• This role is subject to a Standard DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
• Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom, please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
• Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.

We understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support some applications, whilst we do not discourage this, please ensure any documentation and applications submitted accurately and truthfully reflect your own experience and suitability for this role.

We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL. You can access the Hospice by car, bus, bike or walking, with full transport details on our website.

If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please email [e-mail] or give us a call on 01293 447353.

£16.97 per hour (£13.58 per hour plus 25% enhancement £3.39) Grade NN3b