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.