Chef – North Devon District Hospital Barnstaple 37.5 hours per week £12.75 per hour Are you passionate about creating nutritious, high‑quality food that truly makes a difference? Join our dedicated catering team atNorth Devon District Hospital, where your skills will directly support patients, staff, and visitors every single day. This is more than a kitchen job — it’s a chance to use your talent to improve the hospital experience for thousands of people. What You’ll Be Doing As a Chef in our main kitchen, you’ll play a key role in delivering safe, delicious, and consistent meals across patient services, staff dining, and visitor catering. Your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include: Preparing high‑quality, standardised meals in line with Food Safety and Health & Safety legislation Producing meals for patients, including special diets and nutritional supplements Supporting retail catering, including hot snack bar and carving duties Maintaining excellent food quality, portion control, and presentation Ensuring efficient kitchen operations, reducing waste, and promoting sustainability Maintaining security of stores, equipment, and kitchen areas Assisting with new starter “buddy” training Working collaboratively with the catering team to deliver outstanding service What We’re Looking For You’ll thrive in this role if you bring: Essential: Commercial food preparation experience Ability to work effectively as part of a team Strong organisational skills Good numeracy and literacy Excellent communication skills Awareness of Food Safety & Health & Safety legislation High standards of personal hygiene City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Desirable:• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate What Success Looks Like Excellent patient satisfaction feedback High PLACE food scores 5‑star Local Authority Food Safety rating Strong compliance with safety and quality standards Why Join Us? Working in a hospital kitchen means your food has purpose. Every meal you prepare supports recovery, comfort, and wellbeing. You’ll be part of a friendly, supportive team that values quality, teamwork, and pride in what we do. You’ll also benefit from: A stable, secure role in a respected healthcare environment Opportunities for training, development, and progression A positive, inclusive workplace culture Full uniform and training provided About Sodexo At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all.As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer.We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities.We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer.We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job. Clickhereto read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture. Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.