Trust: Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Pinderfields General Hospital
Pay Rate: £13.60 – £22.99
Hours / Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7
Shift patterns: Rotating shifts - 06:00–14:00 and 11:00–19:00
About the Role
Are you a qualified Chef who enjoys working as part of a team? If so, NHS Professionals would love to hear from you.
We have a temporary opportunity available for a Chef at Pinderfields General Hospital. You will play a vital role in delivering nutritious, high-quality meals to patients, staff, and visitors. All food must meet medical, dietary, and cultural requirements, including gluten-free, low-fat, soft diets, halal, and vegetarian options.
This is a hands-on role in a busy production kitchen, not a microwave reheating environment, requiring strong all-round catering knowledge.
Key Duties
* Planning meals and menus
* Preparing and cooking food to a high standard
* Using kitchen equipment safely (e.g. mixers)
* Ensuring correct food storage and stock rotation
* Minimising food waste
* Supervising kitchen assistants
Skills & Requirements
* Catering qualification essential
* Level 3 Food Hygiene certificate required
* Qualified Chef (City & Guilds 706/1 and/or 706/2 or equivalent)
* Allergen awareness
* Previous experience in a large-scale catering or production kitchen
* Ability to work independently and use initiative
* Excellent time management skills
* Full driving licence and access to own transport (due to limited public transport)
About the trust
Mid Yorkshire is a local Trust providing compassionate, expert care for over half a million people every year, in their homes, in the community and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields. We believe everyone matters. We recognise everyone has unique experiences, and we strive to give care that meets each person’s needs. Our staff are as diverse as the communities we serve. And we believe we are stronger when we celebrate, value and support our differences. We believe if our staff are happy, our patients experience will be positive. We’re listening, learning and improving because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place for care. We support each other through the good and challenging times. And we’re proud to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.
Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.
In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:
* Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
* First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
* Dedicated consultants
* Flexible working options
* Free DBS and free training
* Build holiday allowance.
* Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days
* Stakeholder pension scheme
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion
Salary description
£13.60 - £22.99 per hour