York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (LLP)
Bank Chef – working across Scarborough, Bridlington and Malton
The closing date is 29 April 2026
Base – Scarborough – working across Scarborough, Bridlington and Malton
Are you a strong team player, friendly and motivated? Then we may have the role for you!
Scarborough Hospital Catering Department requires an enthusiastic Bank Chef to work in the Main Kitchens of the Catering Department, across the East Coast Hospitals.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to be adaptable and flexible, in order to work variable hours. You must be able to use initiative, be self motivated and have strong interpersonal and organisational/time management skills.
Applicants must be able to work under pressure, prioritise their own workload and be able to carry out physical tasks.
Must have a Driving Licence
Main duties of the job
- Preparation & Cooking Tasks.
- Maintenance of Hygiene Standards.
- Food Safety, Assured Safe Catering Health and Safety Legislation.
- Follow Department procedures and good practices.
- Keeping the kitchen areas clean.
- Monitoring food temperatures as part of HACCP.
- Washing up and other general cleaning duties.
- Knowledge of Special Diets.
- Organise daily working plan prioritising.
- Reorganise menus at short notice.
The ideal candidate will have catering experience, be fantastic with customers, a good team player and able to work on their own unsupervised. Full training will also be provided. Enhanced rates apply when working at the weekend.
Benefits
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k).
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
Application information
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Inclusivity
We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer. We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
Person Specification Skills and Attributes
- Adapting menus as required
Education, Qualifications and Training
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- 706/1 706/2 (NVQ) or equivalent
Experience & Knowledge Required
- One year cooking in a commercial kitchen
- Preparation & cooking tasks
- Maintenance of hygiene standards
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 name
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (LLP)
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