Job Description:
Job Title: Chef
Trust: Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Tickhill Road Site, Weston Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8QN
Pay Rate: £12.47 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 06:30 – 14:30
We are currently seeking a skilled and passionate Chef to join the catering team at Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive NHS environment, delivering high-quality, nutritious meals that support patient care and staff wellbeing.
Duties & Responsibilities
* Prepare and cook meals according to standard recipes, ensuring portion control and consistent quality
* Monitor and maintain food safety and hygiene, including temperature checks
* Operate kitchen equipment and machinery safely
* Serve customers from retail outlets and support function catering for departments
* Receive deliveries, rotate stock, and ensure proper storage of supplies
* Promote catering outlets to help meet income targets
Requirements
* Food Safety Level 2 and relevant catering qualification ( City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or Level 2 NVQ in Food Production and Cooking)
* Large-scale catering or kitchen experience
* Ability to prepare and cook meals to standard recipes and portion control
* Strong knowledge of food hygiene, HACCP, and kitchen safety
* Teamwork and excellent communication skills
* Flexible, reliable, and committed to high standards
As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:
* Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
* Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
* Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
* Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
* Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
* Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
* Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
* Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours
About the Trust
Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of NHS services across more than 100 locations in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire. We employ over 3,700 dedicated staff and are supported by more than 200 committed volunteers. Our services include all-age mental health care, learning disability services, children’s physical health services, community integrated services, forensic services, and drug and alcohol services, ensuring high-quality care for the communities we serve.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.
Disclaimer
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Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months
Benefits:
* Company pension
* On-site parking