# Nursery Chef > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursery-chef/ad62a0eb-5578-4335-ad5c-ee157aa7832b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursery-chef/ad62a0eb-5578-4335-ad5c-ee157aa7832b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bracknell - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £26,240 - £27,928 per annum (incl. of HCAS) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-03-05T08:31:08.503Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Maidenhead/Berkshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursery_Kiddies_Cabin/Nursery_Kiddies_Cabin-v7850204 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7850204?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Position: Chef Location: Kiddies Cabin Nursery, Maidenhead Type: Full time, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm, no weekend work! Salary: £26,240 to £27,928 Are you passionate and talented Chef looking for a new opportunity, do you enjoy a varied role that encompasses all areas of kitchen management? We at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Nurseries provide a nurturing environment where children thrive. We believe that healthy, delicious meals are essential for the growth and development of our children, and we are looking for a skilled chef to help us achieve this. Responsibilities: - Prepare nutritious and tasty meals for children aged 0-5 - Plan menus that cater to various dietary requirements - Maintain a clean and organized kitchen - Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met - Collaborate with nursery staff to create a positive dining experience for children This is a solo role, and it is essential that you have a food hygiene qualification or relevant experience and a good understanding around healthy eating and allergens. You are confident and experienced in all areas including food preparation, cooking meals, serving food and cleaning up after and work alongside our Area Manager on creating the menus. We offer great opportunities for development in this role and support with internal and external training courses. ### Main duties of the job - Working with the area Manager for Nurseries to create healthy, well-balanced menus for the Nurseries - Full responsibility of the kitchen from meal prep to cleaning down of equipment - Ordering of all fresh, frozen and non-perishable ingredients from a variety of approved suppliers - Maintaining good food hygiene standards - Ensuring all allergen and dietary requirements are met and catered to ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The “must haves” for this role: - City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent - Food Hygiene Certificate - Previous experience in a similar role - Strong communication skills both written and verbal If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Leigh Kelly on 01189044637 Or email \[email protected\] who’ll be delighted to help. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required. Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. ## Responsibilities The “must haves” for this role: City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent Food Hygiene Certificate Previous experience in a similar role Strong communication skills both written and verbal If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Leigh Kelly on 01189044637 Or email \[email protected\] who’ll be delighted to help. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required. Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Experience of any work which demonstrates the skills required for the post - Previous experience within catering - An awareness of special dietary requirements and allergens - Good understanding of health required diets - Good understanding of food preparation for next service - Good understanding of HACCP ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Good health record - Confident - Well groomed ### Knowledge, Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a team and unsupervised - Flexibility to change working patterns as required - Good time management skills - Computer literate - Good communication skills ### Continuous Professional Development **Essential** - Commitment to personal development ### Education/Qualifications /Training **Essential** - City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent - Food Hygiene Certificate - Good standard of education - Literate - Legible handwriting ## Documents - [working for us (pdf, 766.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10121656) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 188.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10121654) - [value based recruitment behaviour framework (pdf, 453.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10121655) ## 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.