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Chef (Part-Time)

Join our team

Closing date:  11th June 2025
Location: Erdington and Selly Park hospice sites
Hours: 22.5 per week (two days in Erdington, one day in Selly Park, will also include a Saturday or Sunday and bank holidays when required)
Salary: £15,931 to £18,561 per annum (£26,522 – £30,935 full time equivalent)
DBS Requirement: Enhanced Check

At Birmingham Hospice we are committed to improving the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face.

As part of that care, we are looking for a talented chef to join our team on a part-time basis to help us plan and deliver high quality freshly made meals to our patients and their families.

As a chef at the hospice, you will identify ways to support our patients’ nutritional and hydration needs. You will help plan and create menus that cater to the diverse needs of our patients, including special dietary requirements ensuring food standards and hygiene levels are always maintained.

You will be an experienced and organised chef who has a Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate or City and Guilds in Professional Cookery level 2 (or equivalent) and able to work a weekend shift, bank holidays when required and cover additional shifts when needed.

In return, we offer the opportunity to be part of an amazing growing charity, generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing programmes, comprehensive training and the opportunity to develop your skills as a chef.

Join us and make a difference in your community!

For further information or an informal chat, please email:  sandra.humphries@birminghamhospice.org.uk

For more information please read the job description.

“After I saw the care my dad received at the hospice, I knew I wanted to work there.”

Barbara Bennett, a Healthcare Assistant at Birmingham Hospice’s Erdington site, was inspired to join the hospice after seeing the expert palliative care her dad, Frederick, received there.

Having worked in healthcare for 30 years, Barbara decided it was time she went into palliative and end of life care after helping to care for her father when he was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and dementia.

Read Barbara’s story

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

Kindness
Togetherness
Positivity
Openness
Respect
Innovation