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 parkOur 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 togetherOur 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