Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Level 2 Food Hygiene
- Qualifications
Allergen Training City & Guild 706 1&2 or NVQ (professional Cookery) equivalent
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Knowledge of HACCP
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Knowledge of Allergens
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Knowledge of IDDSI Descriptors
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Able to use initiative, make decisions and be a motivated team player
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Ability to develop new skills
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Level 3 Hygiene
- Qualifications
Level 3 HACCP
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef to join team QEH .
As part of the Catering Team you will be cooking meals for staff and patients through the day and night in all aspects of food preparation and cooking following Food Hygiene Guidelines .
You will have previous experience managing your own time and resources and experience of working within a team . Catering and Hygiene Qualifications required for this post.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has become available within the Catering department for a Chef.
We are looking to recruit a Proactive Chef to cook and provide a wide variety of meals, including ethnic and allergen free meals to a high standard; working cost effectively to meet the standards, policies and objectives of the department.
You will work safely and in a hygienic environment and assist and support Line Managers, the Head Chef, the Catering Manager and other teams as directed and required.
If this role appeals to you, and fits your profile, we would love to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
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.
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This advert is for Chef with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in King's Lynn, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Chef role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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