Chef

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Chef to join their catering team at Pinderfields Hospital. Candidates should have strong culinary skills and a passion for food, with experience in large-scale catering. This full-time position involves providing high-quality meals for over 2,100 daily visitors while adhering to strict hygiene and safety standards. Competitive NHS benefits and a supportive work culture are offered.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous 27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale catering is essential.
• A positive attitude and teamwork skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality meals to staff and visitors.
• Maintain hygiene and safety standards in kitchen operations.
• Prepare and cook meals according to recipes.

Skills

Strong culinary skills

Attention to detail in food presentation

Team collaboration

Job description

If you have any queries, please contact Claire Royle at; Email: [e-mail]

About The Role

Join Our Award-Winning Team as a Chef at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Are you an experienced and confident Chef with a passion for creating high-quality food? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, team-focused environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

The Catering Department at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a skilled Chef to join our dedicated team based at Pinderfields Hospital, where we proudly serve over 2,100 visitors per day.

Your Role

As a Chef, you will play a vital role in ensuring the consistent delivery of top-quality meals. You’ll help maintain the highest standards across our kitchen operations and contribute to the smooth running of our busy hospital restaurant.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong culinary skills with a genuine passion for food
• Experience in large-scale catering
• Excellent attention to detail and food presentation
• A positive, motivated attitude and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

Why Join Us?

We believe in nurturing talent. At Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, we support our staff to grow their careers, develop new skills, and enjoy meaningful and rewarding work. You\'ll be part of a vibrant, supportive culture with opportunities for progression and personal development.

What We Offer

• A full-time position (37.5 hours per week) with a rotating shift pattern
• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic and friendly catering team
• A role with real impact providing meals to staff and visitors
• Access to excellent NHS benefits, including pension scheme and holiday entitlement
• Please note: This role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route

Main duties

You will provide a safe, hygienic, nutritious and timely breakfast/lunch service for both staff and visitors. You will comply with the preparation of foods as laid down in the operational procedure manual and the cooking of foods will be carried out to the highest of standards. You will also work to strict hygiene requirements as laid down or required and ensure that your personal and working hygiene practices are impeccable. In addition to this you will also ensure that the correct and economical use of materials and equipment are met.

Key Requirements

• Preparation and cooking of all meals and menu items including special diets in accordance with the standard recipes and agreed menus.
• Ensure that all dishes are properly cooked and attractively presented, advise and assist with service as required.
• Undertake food preparation and service in the restaurant areas to include order service, special dishes on theme days and for any other special event as required.
• Practice good levels of stock rotation and correct storage of all the perishable items ensuring that all refrigerated and frozen items are stored at the correct temperatures and are dated.
• Handling of food products in accordance with food hygiene legislation and the Trust Food Safety Policy (HACCP).
• Complete quality assurance and departmental food safety/HACCP monitoring or recording as required.
• Work at all times in a clean and tidy manner ensuring strict adherence to food hygiene and safety regulations.
• Cooking of foods to the highest standards. Working to the strict hygiene requirements as laid down or required.
• Ensuring the highest standards of personal and working hygiene practices.
• Ensure the correct and economical use of materials and equipment is carried out. Report to the manager any item of foodstuff considered by the post holder to be unsuitable for use.
• Deliver and receive routine information informing colleagues and service users of dietary information, informing catering staff of allergens relevant to the daily menu during daily staff briefings.
• Observe statutory and the Trust’s food hygiene regulations.
• Take and record food temperatures and seeking further instruction where these are outside appropriate temperature limits.
• To be involved in the cleaning of all kitchen areas following the appropriate cleaning schedules and signing of said documentation and the washing of cooking utensils.
• Appropriate disposal of waste in accordance with instruction.
• Check stock deliveries to the kitchen and put the deliveries away in the correct fridges, freezers and storerooms. Complete the appropriate documentation.
• Ensure stock is dated and stock rotation procedures are observed ensuring that all refrigerated and frozen items are stored at the correct temperatures and are date stamped and that they are within their use by date.
• To provide technical advice, guidance and training to other catering colleagues.
• To assist in patient services and the restaurant as and when required.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and allergy awareness.
• Observe the quality control procedure within the catering department.
• Ensure that personal appearance, conduct and customer care are of the highest standard.

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

Skilled worker sponsorship

You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our .