Chef

Chef de Partie / Hospital Chef | Elland Full Time | Permanent | 37.5 hours per week |

Spire Elland has a great opportunity for a Chef to come and join there busy catering department

As Chef, you'll play a key role in delivering a first-class dining experience for our patients, staff and visitors. You'll prepare and present nutritious, high-quality meals whilst maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and customer service.

Working closely with the Head Chef and wider hospitality team, you'll help ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the kitchen and deputise when required.


Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to):

• - Preparing and cooking fresh, high-quality meals for patients, staff and visitors
• - Supporting the delivery of specialist dietary requirements and nutritional needs
• - Maintaining excellent standards of food presentation and service
• - Ensuring compliance with food safety, HACCP and health & safety procedures
• - Assisting with stock control, deliveries and kitchen administration
• - Supporting catering for meetings and special events
• - Maintaining a clean, safe and organised kitchen environment
• - Working collaboratively with colleagues across the hospital

Who are we looking for?

We're keen to hear from chefs who are passionate about producing high-quality food and delivering excellent customer service.

You will ideally have:

• - Previous experience in a busy catering, hospitality or healthcare environment
• - Experience preparing meals for large numbers of people
• - A Level 3 Food Safety qualification
• - Strong communication and teamwork skills
• - A positive and flexible approach
• - The ability to work effectively under pressure
• - A commitment to maintaining the highest standards of food quality and hygiene

Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• - 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• - Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• - 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• - Private medical insurance
• - Life assurance
• - Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• - Driving clinical excellence
• - Doing the right thing
• - Caring is our passion
• - Keeping it simple
• - Delivering on our promises
• - Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.