# Chef > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chef/7433feb3-f2a4-4121-842f-7f8f6ccfd7ae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chef/7433feb3-f2a4-4121-842f-7f8f6ccfd7ae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Royal Bournemouth Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Chef - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days on 2 days off) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:32:26.967Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Facilities/Facilities-v8269129 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8269129?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Base Location: Central Production Kitchen (CPK), Royal Bournemouth Hospital - Hospitals Served: Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch Hospitals - Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday to Friday staggered shifts (7:00 am to 5:00 pm) Interview: September 25th ### Main duties of the job As a Production Chef, you will prepare nutritious meals that cater to a wide range of dietary and cultural requirements, directly impacting patient recovery and well-being. Your core responsibilities include: - High-Volume Cooking: Preparing, batch-cooking, chilling, and portioning dishes safely using approved standard recipes and production schedules. - Specialist Nutrition: Supporting patient meal delivery by preparing specialized dietary meals, including IDDSI texture-modified recipes. - Food Safety Compliance: Monitoring critical temperature controls, chill logs, food storage parameters, and strict stock rotation protocols. - Hygiene & Environment: Maintaining exceptional levels of kitchen cleanliness and food hygiene protocols in alignment with statutory legislation. - Allergen Management: Strictly adhering to ingredient controls and allergen legislation to safeguard vulnerable patient groups. - Team Collaboration: Partner with the catering assistants and management team to maintain smooth, highly efficient kitchen operations. - Service Innovation: Contributing professional ideas toward future menu planning, recipe development, and food waste reductions ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Experience & Knowledge - Proven experience cooking high-volume dishes using structured production schedules. - Comprehensive understanding of food safety legislation, HACCP controls, and kitchen hygiene protocols. - Practical knowledge of specialist dietary requirements, cultural preferences, and allergen management. - Previous experience working within a hospital or large-scale institutional catering environment. - Documented experience or formal training with IDDSI texture-modification standards. Skills & Attributes - Strong teamworking mindset with a willingness to support and train junior kitchen team members. - High attention to detail regarding portion controls, weighing accuracy, and recipe adherence To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Good understanding of food nutrition - Good understanding of H&S, HACCP & COSHH regulations **Desirable** - Understand the needs of Special Diets for patients ### Experience **Essential** - Large scale Catering experience within healthcare sector - Experience of special dietary requirements gained through Education & training to level 3. - \`\`Work unsupervised in all areas of the kitchen **Desirable** - Previous experience within catering sector - Previous NHS experience ### Qualificaions **Essential** - City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 or equivalent vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience - Level 3 Food Hygiene/Safety - Level 3 Allergen awareness **Desirable** - Formal Dietetics Course ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Able to work as part of a team and mix with other members of staff - Ability to communicate effectively with all hospital staff - Passion for cooking **Desirable** - Evidence of working in busy kitchens ### Skills/Competencies **Essential** - Attention to detail inc. Accuracy & ability to multi-task. - Culinary Expertise (Excellent knife skills, Equipment knowledge, Safety/Sanitation methods, cooking methods) **Desirable** - Evidence of creativity by introducing new recipe ideas in areas of control ## Documents - [chef - cpk (pdf, 456.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10583971) - [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417) - [person spec - chef (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10583972) ## 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.