We are currently seeking an experienced Bank Chef to join our catering team. Hourly rate: £13.37 plus 14% unsocial hours enhancement. Location: Taunton Contract: Casual Working So, why join St Margaret’s as our Bank Chef? Demonstrate creativity alongside your culinary skills - Work with fresh, seasonal ingredients to create well balanced and innovative meals. All of our meals are cooked from scratch with locally sourced ingredients. Be an important part of people's journeys - The support our Catering Team provides is invaluable and recognised throughout the Hospice. You will really be able to build a rapport with patients and support their families. Play a vital role in generating income for the Hospice - We have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline and you will get to be a part of them – whether it’s providing catering at events and celebrations, our new takeaway service, or staff barbecues What can you expect to be doing? With the support of our kitchen assistants and volunteers, your day-to-day work will include: Demonstrating creativity in menus, meals for functions, and retail food to reflect the diversity of our patients, staff, and visitors. Where necessary, modifying dishes to meet patients' dietary requirements. Introducing the service to all patients and families on the Inpatient Unit. Discussing their individual needs for each meal with attention to their appetite, preference, food allergies, religious and ethnic dietary needs. The catering service operates over 7 days a week, including bank holidays, between the hours of 7am and 7pm. If you are looking for a job where you can make a significant contribution to the overall catering experience, we would be delighted to hear from you. What can you expect to be good at? You will need to: Be passionate about the production of high-quality food, that enhances our patients experience in the hospice. Have a good working knowledge of food hygiene, including all allergens and Natasha’s Law. The role is based at the Taunton Hospice, but there may be a need to cover some catering activity at our Yeovil Hospice. What can we offer you? You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’ll be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match. Pension scheme NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme* Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution. Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering: Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance Counselling and support Legal, financial, and medical information and advice And more… Blue Light Discount Card Excellent learning and development opportunities Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton Volunteering and fundraising opportunities *Eligibility criteria applies If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we’d love to hear from you. Just reach out to Recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time. We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply. If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We can't wait to hear from you! Closing date: 1st October 2025. We would love the opportunity to interview candidates before the closing date and may close the advert early for the right candidate.