Chef

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Bramhall; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave (incl bank) + buy

Career development and training

Rewards & Benefits Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Ely-Vate access to wages

Onsite parking / subsidised meals

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited is seeking a chef at Arbury Court in Winwick, Warrington. You will join a dedicated kitchen team, work 37.5 hours per week, and prepare daily meals for service users, staff and visitors.

You'll contribute to events and special occasions, such as World Food Day, Christmas and Easter, while mentoring peers and upholding food safety standards. The role offers a supportive environment, progression opportunities and a chance to achieve real job satisfaction.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent English.
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) basic cooking.
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential).
• Intermediate Food Hygiene (desirable).
• Experience in a similar environment.
• Experience in mass catering and menu costing.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Maintain stock control and storage per procedures.
• Prepare and cook meals to a high standard, catering to dietary needs.
• Serve meals to service users, staff and visitors professionally.
• Prepare foods for conferences and banquets.
• Participate in food costings and cost control.
• Adhere to Safer Food Better Business and hygiene standards.
• Take full shift responsibility for the catering operation.
• Research and create new menus aligned with healthy eating guidelines.
• File HACCP paperwork, fridge temps, logs and cleaning schedules.

Skills

Menu planning

Costing

Stock control

Budget experience

Mass catering

HACCP knowledge

Education

GCSE or equivalent English

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent)

Basic Food Hygiene (essential)

Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable)

Job description

Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, joinArbury Courtas a Chef working alongside a dedicated team. Become a crucial part of the kitchen team working 37.5 hours a week, crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing guidance and training to your peers.

Here’s the exciting part – the calendar is buzzing with activities, events and special occasions which you’ll also cater for. From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to infuse your own flair and keep things exciting.

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

Just imagine... great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week. Now that’s a recipe for a balanced work‑life combo.

As a Chef you will be:

• Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
• Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
• Serving service users, staff and visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous services manner.
• Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
• Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
• Adhering to the 'Safer Food Better Business' standards and record keeping.
• Adhering strictly to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
• Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation
• Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
• Correctly filing of all paperwork in relation to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) i.e. Fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules

Qualifications

• To be 18 years or older
• GCSE or equivalent English
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential)
• Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable)
• Previous experience in a similar environment
• Previous experience in delivering a service on mass
• Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience

Location: Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,WA2 8TRJoin the multidisciplinary team at Arbury Court and provide care and treatment for adult women in medium, and low secure, and psychiatric intensive care PICU) environments, who have Personality Disorder and Mental Health conditions.

Rehabilitation and recovery at Arbury Court focuses on care being 'person-centred' as opposed to 'disease-centred'.

The service is located just off the M62 junction 9 in Winwick, which benefits from good transport links, making it easy to commute to from most local areas between Liverpool and Manchester.

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

What You'll Get

• Annual base salary of £26,384
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work‑life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking