# Chef > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chef/367696d1-7038-40c0-a208-a1b258515804 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chef/367696d1-7038-40c0-a208-a1b258515804.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Chester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Between 06.30 and 20.00 on a 7 week rota Catering works 365 days a year) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-19T09:01:07.802Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Chester/Countess_Chester_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Facilities/Facilities-v7954143 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7954143?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.coch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Working Part Time: 22.5 hours per week Support the Deputy Head of Catering in achieving the highest standards of food preparation, cooking and service. The post holder will provide attractive and palatable meals to hospital patients, staff and visitors, and will adopt responsibility at all times for the quality and outcome of each dish prepared and each task undertaken. The chef will have a commitment to the highest standards of personal hygiene and dress, and take full responsibility for ensuring safe food hygiene and health & safety practices are observed at all times. Assist in the preparation, cooking and service of food for Ellesmere Port Hospital. Enhancements apply as follows: Saturday: Time plus 35% Sunday/Bank Holiday - Times plus 69% ### Main duties of the job - Prepare, cook and serve meals as per menu to patients, staff and visitors, ensuring the highest standards of food hygiene throughout the process. - Observe and maintain all necessary “due diligence” records as requested, i.e.: Fridge, Freezer Temperature recordings, HACCP. - Follow/implement all aspects of food safety management systems, for which you are responsible. - Follow standard recipes and methods and make the most economical use of fresh/raw ingredients, whilst maintaining strict avoidance of waste. - Allocate work to the kitchen support staff, in conjunction with the Deputy Head /Manager, and assist in the induction and training of newly appointed Chefs, catering assistants and porters. - Check that all food received is in accordance with quality and quantity ordered, adopting basic stock control principles. - Assist in the ordering of certain perishable foods and dairy store items. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​ New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.​ PLEASE NOTE: As a recruiting manager you will be able to see the total number of applications submitted whilst the advert is live via Trac. Should you wish to close the advert early due to high numbers, you must contact us by telephone on 01244 366125 option 2 and we can action this for you. ## Job Details Working Part Time: 22.5 hours per week Support the Deputy Head of Catering in achieving the highest standards of food preparation, cooking and service. The post holder will provide attractive and palatable meals to hospital patients, staff and visitors, and will adopt responsibility at all times for the quality and outcome of each dish prepared and each task undertaken. The chef will have a commitment to the highest standards of personal hygiene and dress, and take full responsibility for ensuring safe food hygiene and health & safety practices are observed at all times. Assist in the preparation, cooking and service of food for Ellesmere Port Hospital. Enhancements apply as follows: Saturday: Time plus 35% Sunday/Bank Holiday - Times plus 69% ## Responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​ New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.​ PLEASE NOTE: As a recruiting manager you will be able to see the total number of applications submitted whilst the advert is live via Trac. Should you wish to close the advert early due to high numbers, you must contact us by telephone on 01244 366125 option 2 and we can action this for you. ## Person Specification ### Qualification **Essential** - City & Guilds 706/1&2 or NVQ Equivalent. - Good standard of English & Maths. - Level 3 Award in Food Safety – Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate. - Basic health & Safety Certificate and Allergen Awareness. - Chef experience in an industrial kitchen/traditional cooking. **Desirable** - Nebosh - Level 4 Food Safety Management ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience in the preparation of therapeutic diets - Working knowledge of HACCP principles and their specific application for catering ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10234714) - [how to travel to work (pdf, 186.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2810) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2608) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 800.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10234713) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.