Chef - Oxford Clinic, Littlemore Mental Health Centre
Part-Time | Average 28.5 Hours Per Week
Are you an experienced Chef looking for a role with great work-life balance, enhanced weekend pay and the opportunity to make a real difference?
We're looking for a Chef to join our friendly Catering Team at Oxford Clinic, Littlemore Mental Health Centre. You'll prepare and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals for patients, staff and visitors, supporting wellbeing and recovery through excellent food and service.
Working Pattern
Week 1
Tuesday: 09:00 to 17:30
Saturday: 09:00 to 18:00
Sunday: 09:00 to 18:00
Week 2
Monday: 09:00 to 17:30
Wednesday: 09:00 to 17:30
Thursday: 09:00 to 17:30
Friday: 09:00 to 17:30
Pay Rates
Bottom of Band 4
Monday to Friday: £14.52 per hour
Saturday: £18.88 per hour
Sunday/Bank Holiday: £23.23 per hour
Top of Band 4
Monday to Friday: £15.93 per hour
Saturday: £20.71 per hour
Sunday/Bank Holiday: £25.49 per hour
Why Join Us?
Enhanced weekend and Bank Holiday pay
Excellent NHS pension scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement
No late-night shifts
A supportive and welcoming team
Job security and NHS benefits
The opportunity to positively impact patient care every day
If you are passionate about delivering quality food and excellent service, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help make every meal matter.
Main Duties
Provide high‑quality catering services for patients, staff and visitors, ensuring all food meets required nutritional, safety and presentation standards.
Maintain a safe, clean and hygienic working environment in line with legislation, Trust policies and daily work schedules.
Prepare ingredients for cooking or cold processing, including salads, desserts and other menu items.
Cook food to the correct temperatures, ensuring quality, taste and consistency are maintained.
Process and prepare meals for patients with special dietary requirements, liaising with nursing and clinical staff where necessary.
Receive, check and record deliveries, including time, date, temperature, quantity and condition of goods.
Assist in developing and producing a diverse four‑week seasonal menu in collaboration with the food services dietician.
Ensure all food produced meets nutritional standards and individual dietary needs.
Complete all required documentation, including HACCP records, food safety logs, wastage reports and cleaning schedules.
Report equipment faults or maintenance needs promptly to the supervisor.
Maintain effective stock control, ensuring efficient use of resources and correct storage of supplies.
Participate in all required training, including travel to designated training locations.
Respond to complaints and service issues in a timely, professional manner.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
