# Chef

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chef/9d39302b-23a0-4b41-9fe2-eedcd83c6b97
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chef/9d39302b-23a0-4b41-9fe2-eedcd83c6b97.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Mayo Building, Salford Royal
- **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 (will include bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-07T06:10:35.896Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Bury/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Catering/Catering-v8261290
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8261290?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A great opportunity for an enthusiastic forward thinking Team member to join the Catering Department at Fairfield General Hospital, Bury.

This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Sunday and will include Bank holiday working on a rota basis which attract additional enhanced pay.

Being flexible to the needs of the service and previous experience of large scale catering would be an advantage.

### Main duties of the job

- The successful candidate will work as part of a team producing high quality nutritious meals for staff, visitors and patients.
- Compliance with food hygiene standards and regulations including HACCP monitoring system will form a large part of this role.
- As part of the Catering Team you will play an important role in the production of a high quality professional service

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

### 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**

- Must have knowledge in HACCP food management systems
- Demonstrate the ability to work under own initiative
- Explain the importance of maintaining required documentation

### Experience

**Essential**

- Must have proven experience in large production kitchen
- To For fill the physical aspects of the role
- Wide experience in all aspects of the2 kitchen with a understanding of Dysphasic Diets

**Desirable**

- Customer facing experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good level of Education with function skills in English and Maths
- Level 2 Food Safety
- City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 or NVQ Level 3 equivalent

**Desirable**

- Level 3 Food Safety

## Documents

- [chef (docx, 381.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10575072)
- [chef fgh (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10575073)
- [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016)
- [sponsorship & visa information (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708)

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