Location St Gemma's Hospice, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6QD
This is a Temporary, Part Time vacancy that will close in 2 months at 23:59 BST .
The vacancy
St Gemma’s Hospice is seeking a Chef to work within our Estates & Facilities Team. You will support our Senior Chef to help lead the catering team in our busy kitchen which holds the Five Star Standard certificate.
You will need to be organised, possess a broad range of culinary skills and be dedicated to providing the highest standard of cuisine for our patients, staff and visitors and our expanding function business.
Qualified to 706/2 or equivalent, an Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate is essential for the role.
On average, the latest finish time for the post is 7.00pm. Flexibility is required if there are any functions on an evening or events at the weekend. Weekend enhancements will apply.
The main responsibilities of the role are:
* Preparing and cooking food for our patients, staff and visitors
* Assist the Senior Chef with menu planning, ensuring the food is well presented, healthy, and nutritional.
* To ensure all dietary needs of patients, staff and visitors are met.
* Assist the Senior Chef to review relevant food safety policies, regulations, and legislation.
* To follow the procedure in the scheduled cleaning of the kitchen environment. Work as a team to complete cleaning tasks when the kitchen is short-staffed or the kitchen is particularly busy.
If you are a passionate and committed individual who can demonstrate these skills and behaviours then St Gemma’s wants you to join their team.
To discuss this opportunity in greater detail please contact the Facilities Manager, Anne McGrath on 0113 218 5500.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Closing date: 30 July 25
Interviews w/c 4 August 2025
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to invite candidates to interview prior to the closing date and/or close this advertisement prior to the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
About us
St Gemma’s Hospice is an independent Leeds-based charity and one of the leading hospices in the UK, providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients, families and carers in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through the St Gemma’s community team, and at our Out-Patients.
We have around 300 employees working across the main Hospice site in Moortown, Retail Hub in Bramley, a large chain of charity shops, and out in the community. We offer career opportunities both in our multi-disciplinary clinical team and in a wide range of non-clinical roles, all of which contribute towards local patient care. St Gemma’s Hospice has a team of approximately 800 volunteers, working in a variety of roles supporting departments throughout the organisation.
St Gemma’s is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive, a place which reflects the communities we serve. We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment.
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