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Chef

Added 30 April 2025

JOB TITLE:                          Chef

CONTRACT TYPE:             Permanent

DEPARTMENT:                  Hospitality/Catering

HOURS:                              37.5 hours per week, worked on a shift basis

SALARY:                              £24,804 to £27,429 per annum for 37.5 hours per week, depending on experience (Grade NN3a-c)

CLOSING DATE:                 19 May 2025

INTERVIEW DATE:            28 May 2025

We have an exciting opportunity to join our talented Catering team, with a superb kitchen at our state of the art hospice.

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Are you an experienced individual, looking for a change of direction or someone who has experience of working in a health care setting where every meal matters?  If you are passionate about cooking while seeking to achieve positive work life balance. Alternatively, you could be newly qualified & looking to develop your expertise across a broad range of skills within an experienced & supportive team. 

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We are seeking a talented & compassionate caterer to join our established team of Chefs, Catering Assistants & volunteers to deliver a high-quality, cost-effective in-house catering service. Using your skills to create fresh, well balanced, home cooked meals for our patients & staff, you will lead your shift in ensuring dietary requirements & special requests are met with care & precision.

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Supporting the Kitchen Lead you will enjoy catering for small events, whilst also developing your skills in desserts & baking. Good knowledge of food safety, allergens & dietary needs will also be a key feature of this role.

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The post is offered on a full-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week on a shift basis. Your normal shift pattern will be a mix of 7.30am to 3.30pm or 11am to 7.00pm. In addition to your salary, you will benefit from a generous, enhanced pay rate for working your share of some weekends &  bank holidays.

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The support we provide is highly valued by the patients we care for and their loved ones. When you join St Catherine’s, you will be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. If that sounds like something you’d find fulfilling, please apply today.

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Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service to 30 days + public holidays
• Option to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave
• Day off for volunteering
• Day off for moving house
• Blue Light Card
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Generous Pension – Up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• Life Assurance – 4x basic salary
• Pay enhancement of unsocial hours
• Flu Jabs
• Counselling Offering
• Discounted Gym
• Schwartz rounds
• Wellbeing Supervision (aka clinical supervision)
• Career pathway and progression

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This role is subject to a Standard DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Standard Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process your personal data and the options available to applying.

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We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL.

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For a full job description, please click here.

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If this role sounds like it could be for you, please apply now.

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Please upload either your CV or the St Catherine’s Hospice application form where it asks you to upload your application form, there is no need to complete both.

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If you don’t have a CV and would like to complete our application for, this can be found here.

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Please ensure you have read our employee and recruitment privacy statement prior to applying for this role.

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If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please give us a call on 01293 447353.

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