Chef

Job overview

Chef - Oxford Clinic, Littlemore Mental Health Centre Part-Time | Average 28.5 Hours Per Week

Are you an experienced Chef looking for a role with great work-life balance, enhanced weekend pay and the opportunity to make a real difference?

We're looking for a Chef to join our friendly Catering Team at Oxford Clinic, Littlemore Mental Health Centre. You'll prepare and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals for patients, staff and visitors, supporting wellbeing and recovery through excellent food and service.

Working Pattern

Week 1

Tuesday: 09:00 to 17:30 Saturday: 09:00 to 18:00 Sunday: 09:00 to 18:00

Week 2

Monday: 09:00 to 17:30 Wednesday: 09:00 to 17:30 Thursday: 09:00 to 17:30 Friday: 09:00 to 17:30 Pay Rates

Bottom of Band 4

Monday to Friday: £14.52 per hour Saturday: £18.88 per hour Sunday/Bank Holiday: £23.23 per hour

Top of Band 4

Monday to Friday: £15.93 per hour Saturday: £20.71 per hour Sunday/Bank Holiday: £25.49 per hour

Why Join Us?

• Enhanced weekend and Bank Holiday pay
• Excellent NHS pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• No late-night shifts
• A supportive and welcoming team
• Job security and NHS benefits
• The opportunity to positively impact patient care every day

If you are passionate about delivering quality food and excellent service, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help make every meal matter.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

• Provide high‑quality catering services for patients, staff and visitors, ensuring all food meets required nutritional, safety and presentation standards.
• Maintain a safe, clean and hygienic working environment in line with legislation, Trust policies and daily work schedules.
• Prepare ingredients for cooking or cold processing, including salads, desserts and other menu items.
• Cook food to the correct temperatures, ensuring quality, taste and consistency are maintained.
• Process and prepare meals for patients with special dietary requirements, liaising with nursing and clinical staff where necessary.
• Receive, check and record deliveries, including time, date, temperature, quantity and condition of goods.
• Assist in developing and producing a diverse four‑week seasonal menu in collaboration with the food services dietician.
• Ensure all food produced meets nutritional standards and individual dietary needs.
• Complete all required documentation, including HACCP records, food safety logs, wastage reports and cleaning schedules.
• Report equipment faults or maintenance needs promptly to the supervisor.
• Maintain effective stock control, ensuring efficient use of resources and correct storage of supplies.
• Participate in all required training, including travel to designated training locations.
• Respond to complaints and service issues in a timely, professional manner.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

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.