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Chef

St Nicholas Hospice Care is a local charity providing help, advice and support to people in West Suffolk and Thetford in the final chapters of their life, who are living with long-term and life-threatening illnesses. Our services are not just for patients, but for their family and friends too. They include everything from specialist medical care to bereavement support and practical help. St Nicholas Hospice is dedicated to its vision for everyone to matter in life and death.

Our catering team ensure that a varied and nutritious menu is available to our patients, visitors and employees both in our on-site Bistro and on our Sylvan Ward. We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Chef to join our catering team.

As a Chef at St Nicholas Hospice Care, you will: plan menus to a standard which meets culinary, nutritional, budgetary and dietary requirements, adapting at short notice to meet patient need, ensure the smooth day to day running of the kitchen, prepare, cook and serve food and beverages for patients, employees and visitors and more.

The ideal candidate will be flexible in their approach, able to communicate with a variety of staff, patients and families and have experience working as a chef/cook, preferably in a healthcare setting. As a chef you may be required to work additional hours covering annual leave and weekends from time to time, so flexibility and commitment is essential.

As an employee of St Nicholas Hospice Care you would receive the following benefits:

•           A Health Cash Plan & Wellbeing programme

•           25 days annual leave increasing to 29 with service (pro-rata for part-time employees)

•           Access to Blue Light Card scheme with a range of discounts

•           Enhanced Occupational sick pay scheme

•           Access to a group pension plan or if you have a current NHS pension, we can offer a continuation of your plan (subject to criteria)

•           Life assurance

Chef Job Description

Closing date: Tuesday 1 July 2025

We look forward to hearing from you

If you are interested and would like to find out more about the role please email deborah.hurren@stnh.org.uk, Catering Manager or call 01284 766133.

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Location, St Nicholas Hospice Care, Hardwick Lane, Bury Saint Edmunds, UKContract details, Permanent, 15 Hours per week, £25,429.72 per annum (pro rata)

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