Chef

Being a chef in a Hospice is about more than preparing meals. Food can be a source of joy, even in difficult times. A chef in our hospice has the privilege of creating meals that patients will enjoy, rekindling memories of favourite dishes or flavours associated with happy moments. This is an opportunity to have a positive impact on our patient's physical, emotional, and even social well-being using your expert skills in the kitchen. You will work closely with our Head chef and catering teams and some responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that all food is correctly and safely prepared, stored, and well presented.
• Recording of all information such as food temperatures and cleaning schedules.
• Ensuring the safe and smooth running of the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef, you will be expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks.
  
  Our ideal candidate will have similar professional experience in a hospice or health and social care environment. Due to the nature of this role, experience of catering for people with dietary needs such as fortified diets, food related contraindications and swallowing difficulties is highly desirable.
You will have a passion for and dedication to providing a personalised and compassionate service to people when they need it most. To join us as a Chef, you'll need:
• Level 2 Food Hygiene or higher
• NVQ or SVQ Level 2 General Catering or equivalent
• Previous experience of working in kitchens
• Demonstrable skills in cooking for large groups of people and an ability to cater for varying dietary needs.
• Knowledge of regulations, e.g. COSHH, Health & Safety, HACCP
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Competent IT skills
  
  Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice is in the heart of Headingley, Leeds. We provide expert palliative care at a time when people need this the most. We support you when you are living with a life-limiting condition, and also help your loved ones and family.
We support people aged 18 and over who are living with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, heart failure and lung disease by combining specialist medical care for managing pain and other symptoms with other emotional, practical and spiritual support. We are able to provide care in our inpatient unit and our CNS team are on hand to visit people and provide care for people in their own home., We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation. Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion If you want more than just a job, we want you. Join the team and be there when it matters. Sue Ryder


• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non-Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.