Chef

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable NHS Trust in Winchester is seeking an enthusiastic chef to join their dynamic catering team. The role involves creating nutritious meals in a fast-paced environment, ensuring high standards of quality and presentation. Candidates should have experience in professional kitchens and a passion for food, aiming to make a positive impact through nutrition. This full-time role offers flexible options and enhanced pay for weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a professional kitchen.
• Ability to creatively prepare high-quality meals.
• Proficiency in portion control and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Create delicious dishes from fresh ingredients.
• Ensure meals are beautifully presented and cooked.
• Prepare meals to match planned demand.
• Support special functions and catering events.

Skills

Experience in a busy, professional cooking environment

Ability to thrive under pressure

Commitment to excellence

Passion for food

Job description

Overview

Join our team – Where care begins with every meal! Are you passionate about food and ready to make a real difference? We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic person to join our dynamic catering team, part of the Hampshire Hospitals family. This is more than just a job — it’s a chance to help nourish patients, staff, and visitors with meals that support healing, comfort, and wellbeing. If you thrive in a fast-paced kitchen, love working as part of a team, and take pride in preparing nutritious, high-quality food — we want to hear from you! We value your creativity — our chefs are encouraged to bring fresh ideas to the table and help shape a catering service that truly makes a difference.

What’s On Offer

• Full-time role (37.5 hours/week) – with flexible part-time options (30+ hours)
• Shift patterns between 6:30 AM and 7:00 PM, Monday to Sunday
• Weekend work on a 4-week rota – with enhanced pay for weekends and overtime

This is more than just a kitchen job – it’s a chance to be part of a supportive team, serve a meaningful purpose, and grow your career in a respected NHS Trust. If you're energetic, hardworking, and passionate about high quality food, we’d love to welcome you to our team!

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Creating delicious dishes from fresh ingredients, bringing flavour and care to every plate
• Ensuring every meal is beautifully presented and perfectly cooked, meeting high standards of quality and taste
• Preparing meals to match planned demand, with precision in portion control and consistency
• Supporting special functions and catering events, showcasing your versatility and creativity

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a motivated, passionate chef with a strong background in quality-driven kitchens. You’ll be someone who:

• Has experience in a busy, professional cooking environment
• Thrives under pressure and enjoys the buzz of a fast-paced kitchen
• Brings a genuine love for food and a commitment to excellence
• Wants to make a meaningful difference through the power of good nutrition

If you’re ready to bring your skills to a place where your cooking truly matters, we’d love to welcome you to our team!

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Bennett
Job title: Kitchen manager
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