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Job Summary
37.5 Hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head Chef. We are looking to recruit a hardworking, enthusiastic individual to join our Catering Team Trustwide.

The successful post holder will use flair and creativity to create new menus. You will assist the catering department to reach its full potential by developing new systems of work.

The post holder will be required to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment and you will be able to use your initiative to prioritise and organise daily duties.

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, we are unable to sponsor anyone for a skilled worker visa for this role.
We are happy to accept applications from candidates who can prove their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes. Such applications will be considered alongside all other applications.
Main duties of the job

You will assist with managing the team to provide safe and nutritious meal service to service users, staff and visitors.

You will be responsible for training, mentoring and the reallocation of rotas when required.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
About Us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9378-QA01429

Job locations

Fieldhead Hospital

Ouchthorpe Lane

Wakefield

WF1 3SP

Job Description
Job responsibilities

Job Summary
To effectively deliver a catering service to service users, staff and visitors in line with NHS Estates Plan for Better Hospital Food and Food & Health Policy at the above unit.

Lead, train and supervise a team to departmental standards ensuring food hygiene regulations and Health and Safety policies are adhered to.

Ensure meals are produced to recipes and ensure they are ready for service to agreed deadlines.

Job Dimensions:
(e.g. budgetary or supervisory responsibilities)

Responsible for the management and training of catering/kitchen staff. Responsibility for the ordering, monitoring and recording of catering provisions.

Authorising signature on timesheets.

Key Result Areas:
The postholder will be required to:

• Have an active input and work with the Catering Manager to compile and create new menus, using flair and creativity, preparing documents to trust standards.
• Undertake stock takes and inventories.
• Deal with comments and feedback with necessary actions to maintain food safety and hygiene provisions.
• Organise and manage the process of food delivery to service users ensuring departmental procedures and standard operating procedures are being adhered to.
• Responsible for the recording of ward liaison procedures and ensuring appropriate actions are being taken.
• Assist in developing the catering service to reach its full potential by developing new systems of work.
• Responsible for the stock control and daily ordering of catering provisions and acting on any delivery problems.
• Responsible for the reallocation of duty rosters in the event of sickness and absence.
• Assist the Catering Business Manager in menu planning.
• Responsible for the training of new employees.
• Act as a mentor for modern apprentices.
• Take necessary action from Environmental and internal hygiene inspections.
• Provide information to service users and ward teams regarding catering meal services.
• Responsible for the checking of daily departmental documentation and acting on any discrepancies.
• Ensure special dietary requests are met, liaising with the dietician as and when required.
• Reporting faults to the Estates department.
• Responsible for recruitment and selection, appraisals, sickness and absence monitoring and work allocation of staff.
• Maintain monthly expenditure and income records.
• Assist in service change and policy development.
• At the discretion of the Catering Business Manager undertake any other duties in other areas of the department to ensure the smooth running of the service.

Trust Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g., service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all times. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values:

Honest, open, transparent

Respectful

Person first and in the centre

Improve and be outstanding

Relevant today, ready for tomorrow

Families and carers matter

Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.

Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.

Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:

All Staff Employed By The Trust Must Comply With The Trusts Policies And Procedures, Undertake Appropriate Training Required For Their Role And Commit To:

ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns;

maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;

understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy;

comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually;

receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;

understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;

recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity;

ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining;

comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);

demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;

abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached;

work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards.

adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds;

being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;

Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly;

In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
The Postholder Will Be Required To:

• Have an active input and work with the Catering Manager to compile and create new menus, using flair and creativity, preparing documents to trust standards.
• Undertake stock takes and inventories.
• Deal with comments and feedback with necessary actions to maintain food safety and hygiene provisions.
• Organise and manage the process of food delivery to service users ensuring departmental procedures and standard operating procedures are being adhered to.
• Responsible for the recording of ward liaison procedures and ensuring appropriate actions are being taken.
• Assist in developing the catering service to reach its full potential by developing new systems of work.
• Responsible for the stock control and daily ordering of catering provisions and acting on any delivery problems.
• Responsible for the reallocation of duty rosters in the event of sickness and absence.
• Assist the Catering Business Manager in menu planning.
• Responsible for the training of new employees.
• Act as a mentor for modern apprentices.
• Take necessary action from Environmental and internal hygiene inspections.
• Provide information to service users and ward teams regarding catering meal services.
• Responsible for the checking of daily departmental documentation and acting on any discrepancies.
• Ensure special dietary requests are met, liaising with the dietician as and when required.
• Reporting faults to the Estates department.
• Responsible for recruitment and selection, appraisals, sickness and absence monitoring and work allocation of staff.
• Maintain monthly expenditure and income records.
• Assist in service change and policy development.
• At the discretion of the Catering Business Manager undertake any other duties in other areas of the department to ensure the smooth running of the service.

All Staff Employed By The Trust Must Comply With The Trusts Policies And Procedures, Undertake Appropriate Training Required For Their Role And Commit To:

ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns;

maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;

understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy;

comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually;

receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;

understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;

recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity;

ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining;

comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);

demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;

abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached;

work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards.

adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds;

being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;

Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly;

In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
Person Specification

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to motivate and encourage staff.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to deal with complaints.
• Ability to manage, motivate and lead a team.
• Ability to work well under pressure and able to prioritise.

Experience
Essential

• Operational / technical skills and stock control knowledge.
• Ability to use own initiative.

Training

Essential

• Demonstrable supervisory experience.
• Demonstrable experience within a catering environment.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• A good communicator, able to converse easily and well at all levels.
• Flexible towards working arrangements.
• Ability to work in a stressful situation.

Qualifications
Essential

• 706/1 & 2 or equivalent NVQ grade.
• Management Certificate or able to prove competencies at this level.
• Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Strong Health & Safety / Food Hygiene and HACCP skills.
• Experience in a similar position being responsible for standards and service working within a service led and customer focused environment.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of NHS Plan Better Hospital Food Programme.
• Knowledge of special diets.
• Health eating training.

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Person Specification

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to motivate and encourage staff.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to deal with complaints.
• Ability to manage, motivate and lead a team.
• Ability to work well under pressure and able to prioritise.

Essential

• Operational / technical skills and stock control knowledge.
• Ability to use own initiative.

Training

Essential

• Demonstrable supervisory experience.
• Demonstrable experience within a catering environment.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• A good communicator, able to converse easily and well at all levels.
• Flexible towards working arrangements.
• Ability to work in a stressful situation.

Essential

• 706/1 & 2 or equivalent NVQ grade.
• Management Certificate or able to prove competencies at this level.
• Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Strong Health & Safety / Food Hygiene and HACCP skills.
• Experience in a similar position being responsible for standards and service working within a service led and customer focused environment.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of NHS Plan Better Hospital Food Programme.
• Knowledge of special diets.
• Health eating training.

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Fieldhead Hospital

Ouchthorpe Lane

Wakefield

WF1 3SP

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Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Fieldhead Hospital

Ouchthorpe Lane

Wakefield

WF1 3SP

Employer's website

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