Hospitality Manager

Prince of Wales Private Hospital; Randwick City Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Gym memberships

Salary packaging & more

Job summary

Prince of Wales Private Hospital in Randwick, NSW, is seeking an experienced Hospitality Manager (Executive Chef) to lead the kitchen team and oversee daily Food Services operations. You will ensure nutritious, restaurant-quality meals for patients and drive kitchen efficiency, safety and patient engagement.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will collaborate with chefs and diet staff, manage stock and labour costs, and maintain high standards of service in a private hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years as an Executive Chef in a complex hospitality setting.
• Relevant culinary qualifications and certifications.
• Experience leading a diverse team and coaching staff.
• Proven ability to manage stock, food and labour costs at scale.
• Commitment to Monday–Friday lunch and dinner service.
• Customer-focused with flexibility to changing demands.
• Demonstrated focus on patient care and staff safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen team and manage day-to-day Food Services operations.
• Collaborate with chefs, diet aides and attendants to deliver restaurant/hotel quality meals.
• Ensure high-end, consistent food quality and presentation for patients.
• Focus on kitchen management, efficiency, food safety and patient engagement.

Skills

Executive Chef experience

Team leadership

Stock & cost control

Customer service

Food safety

Monday–Friday service

Education

Culinary qualifications

Job description

Prince of Wales Private Hospital – Randwick NSW

Food and meals play a particularly important role in all patients' hospital experience. You can help us make a difference to ours.

• Stable Monday-to-Friday roster that offers a healthy work-life balance and free weekends
• Bring your high standards to provide exceptional quality meals for all patients
• Join a team that is leading the way in private healthcare provision

About the role

Prince of Wales Private Hospital has a long-standing reputation for delivering a continually high standard of care. We are looking for an experienced Hospitality Manager (Executive Chef) to lead our kitchen team and manage after the day-to-day operations of our Food Services Department. Reporting to the General Manager, this role plays a particularly important role in our patients' overall hospital experience.

Our Hospitality Manager collaborates closely with our chefs, diet aides and food services attendants to ensure that nutritious, restaurant/hotel quality food is prepared, presented and served to all our patients. You will lead the team to provide high end, restaurant/hotel quality food daily. In addition, you will be dedicated to focussing on kitchen management, efficiency, food safety and patient engagement and feedback.

At Prince of Wales, we provide a supportive workplace culture within a very well-regarded private hospital where your contribution directly impacts patient comfort.

About You

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Executive Chef within a complex, dynamic hospitality environment
• Relevant Culinary qualifications
• Previous experience leading a diverse, motivated and committed team with ability to coach and mentor
• Demonstrable ability to manage significant volumes of stock control, food and labour costs
• Commitment to work Monday to Friday during lunch and dinner service
• Highly customer service focused with an ability to be flexible to changing demands
• An ability to genuinely demonstrate you're focused on patient (consumer) care and staff safety
• You're reliable, conscientious and have high standards
• You will be motivated to be proud of making a positive difference to someone's hospital stay

About us

Prince of Wales Private Hospital is a centre of excellence in complex surgery, with a reputation for clinical safety, innovation, and outstanding patient outcomes.

Located within the prestigious Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct, we collaborate closely with Sydney Children's Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Women, and Prince of Wales (public) Hospital-offering a dynamic and progressive environment.

While we are leaders in orthopaedics, neurosurgery, gynaecology & general surgery, we are also one of NSW's premier maternity hospitals, caring for over 1,600 expectant families each year.

At Prince of Wales Private Hospital, you'll be supported by expert leaders, work alongside a team committed to excellence, and have access to ongoing professional development to flourish and grow in your career.

Why Healthscope?

Join us at Healthscope and step into a vibrant Community of Care where your impact is felt every day! Our dedicated team members are the heartbeat of our organisation, making a real difference in the lives of patients and their families. Our sites are backed by a dynamic Support Office, empowering us to deliver outstanding care to the communities we serve.

Here’s what else we offer

• Flexibility: Work across one or multiple hospitals in our expansive network
• Perks: Discounted health insurance, gym memberships, salary packaging & more!
• Growth: Access continuous professional development and education to fuel your career journey

At Healthscope, we take pride in collaborating with talented, passionate, and compassionate individuals to ensure every patient experiences the highest quality care during their stay. Join us and be part of something truly meaningful!

Come and be the difference in our patients' lives!

More Information

Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.