Job description
• Support the catering service and staff in the provision of high quality fresh food to patients, visitors and staff
• Provide staff meals, catering, refreshments, meals or buffets as required to users of the training rooms
• Ensure the catering facilities comply with current legislation such as food safety and health and safety standards
• Prepare, cook and serve the planned dishes on the day (including breakfast, lunch and supper) from scratch using fresh ingredients, varying the menu if required, depending on the needs of patients and visitors.
• Support the Chef Manager and other catering staff regarding other duties which may be required e.g. baking cakes, preparing vegetables, various cleaning duties in the kitchen and food store
• Work closely with the staff on the In-patient Unit, Day Hospice and multi-disciplinary team supporting them to give guidance on meal selections/catering requirements reflecting dietary requirements.

We are looking for someone like you to join our kitchen team, helping us deliver delicious, home-cooked meals for our patients. In this role, you will need to be hardworking and have experience in preparing homemade dishes, with a sharp eye for detail. A love for cooking and a genuine enthusiasm for serving nutritious, well-presented meals is essential.

Our kitchen is open from 8am 6pm and hours will be worked on a rota basis including 1 in 3 weekends. A degree of flexibility is required in order to cover planned and unplanned absence.

The postholder is expected to be hands on in the kitchen preparing, cooking and serving meals, and be involved in cleaning after each service, as well as discussing patients dietary needs with patients and clinical staff as required. To thrive in our kitchen, you will need to be a team player who can also work independently when needed.

Weston Hospicecare provides specialist care for local people who are living with life-limiting illnesses.A much loved and well supported local charity, the hospice is based in Uphill, a quiet village on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.