Bank Chefs

Birmingham Hospice; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Hospice in Birmingham is seeking talented chefs to join our team on a bank basis to plan and deliver high quality freshly made meals to our patients and their families. You will identify ways to support nutritional and hydration needs and help create menus that cater to diverse dietary requirements while maintaining food standards and hygiene.

We require an experienced and organised chef with a Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate or City and Guilds in Professional Cookery level 2 (or

Qualifications

• Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate or equivalent required.
• Flexibility to cover varied shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Experienced and organised chef with ability to plan menus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high quality freshly made meals to patients and their families.
• Identify ways to support patients' nutritional and hydration needs and manage menus.
• Maintain food standards and hygiene levels at all times.

Skills

Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate

City and Guilds in Professional Cookry

Education

Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate or City and Guilds in Professional Cookery level 2 (or equivalent)

Job description

Closing date: 19th October 2026
Location: Selly Park and Erdington hospice sites.
Hours: Bank shifts – varied (including weekends and bank holidays)
Salary: Band G – £14.69 per hour (plus 12.07% per hour holiday pay)
DBS Requirement: Enhanced check

At Birmingham Hospice we are committed to improving the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face.

As part of that care, we are looking for talented chefs to join our team on a bank basis to help us plan and deliver high quality freshly made meals to our patients and their families.

As a Chef at the Hospice, you will identify ways to support our patients nutritional and hydration needs. You will help plan and create menus that cater to the diverse needs of our patients including special dietary requirements ensuring food standards and hygiene levels are always maintained.

You will be an experienced and organised chef who has a Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate or City and Guilds in Professional Cookery level 2 (or equivalent) and who has the flexibility to cover days, evenings, weekends or bank holidays as and when required and sometimes at short notice.

As Birmingham Hospice we are committed to improving the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face.

As part of that care, we are looking for talented chefs to join our team on a bank basis to help us plan and deliver high quality freshly made meals to our patients and their families.

As a chef at the hospice, you will identify ways to support our patients nutritional and hydration needs. You will help plan and create menus that cater to the diverse needs of our patients, including special dietary requirements ensuring food standards and hygiene levels are always maintained.

You will be an experienced and organised chef who has a Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate or City and Guilds in Professional Cookery level 2 (or equivalent). The successful candidate will have the flexibility to cover days, evenings, weekends or bank holidays as and when required and sometimes at short notice.

For further information or an informal chat, please email: [e-mail]

No Agencies please.

Previous candidates need not apply

“After I saw the care my dad received at the hospice, I knew I wanted to work there.”

Barbara Bennett, a Healthcare Assistant at Birmingham Hospice’s Erdington site, was inspired to join the hospice after seeing the expert palliative care her dad, Frederick, received there.

Having worked in healthcare for 30 years, Barbara decided it was time she went into palliative and end of life care after helping to care for her father when he was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and dementia.

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.