Deputy Head Chef

St Leonard's Hospice; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift enhancements

Annual leave (41 days)

Pension schemes

Employee discounts

Career development

Free onsite parking

Work-life balance

Supportive environment

Job summary

St Leonard’s Hospice is recruiting a Deputy Head Chef to lead day to day kitchen operations in the absence of the Head Chef. You will source local seasonal produce and interact with patients to meet their changing needs, delivering high quality catering for patients, staff and visitors.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7 with alternate weekends) with a salary band of £25,909–£31,337 and shift enhancements. Closing date 2 August 2026.

Qualifications

• Excellent food presentation skills.
• Experience of managing a team in a catering environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food hygiene and food safety regulations.
• The ability to manage and prioritise your workload.
• To be a team player.
• Effective verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Consistently deliver high levels of exciting, delicious and inventive catering for our patients, staff and visitors.
• Work with the Head Chef to review the catering offer to meet the needs of the organisation.
• Support and develop a collaborative team.

Skills

Excellent food presentation skills

Experience of managing a team in a_cE?

Job description

Looking for a Senior Chef role that offers you a great work-life balance?

At St Leonard’s Hospice, we are recruiting for a passionate and food focussed Deputy Head Chef to lead on the day to day kitchen operations in the absence ofour Head Chef.Ensuring the catering team strive for excellence in everything within its remit, you will help to source local seasonal produce and interact with patients to truly meet their individual and changing needs.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

• Consistently deliver high levels of exciting, delicious and inventive catering for our patients, staff and visitors
• Work with the Head Chef to review the catering offer to meet the needs of the organisation
• Support and develop a collaborative team

This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week, 5days over 7 working alternate weekends. The Catering team’s shift patterns are normally worked between 7.30am – 6.30pm (either an early or late, based on a 7.5 hour shift length), which allows our team to have a great work-life balance. Full flexibility is essential though as no two days are the same and it is imperative the needs of the Hospice and Catering Team are met at all times.

The salary band for this role is £25.909- £31,337per annum plus shift enhancements for working unsociable hours.

To fulfil the Deputy Head Chef role, you will need:

• Excellent food presentation skills
• Experience of managing a team in a catering environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of food hygiene and food safety regulations
• The ability to manage and prioritise your workload
• To be a team player
• Effective verbal communication skills

What’s in it for you as Deputy Head Chef:

• Shift enhancements for working unsociable hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement of up to 41 days
• Attractive pension schemes
• Extensive employee discounts on shops, holidays and lifestyle choices and Blue Light Card discounts
• Opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Free onsite car parking
• Day shifts which allow you to have a great work/life balance
• A supportive and friendly working environment

The closing date for this role is 2August 2026, however we reserve the right to extend or close this post earlier.

Interviews are available immediately and we reserve the right to withdraw this post at any time.

We do not have sponsorship status and therefore all our offers are made conditional upon our candidates submitting evidence of their right to work in the UK in conjunction with our other pre-employment checks.