Chef

Elysium Healthcare; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a creative Chef to join their team. This role involves supporting daily kitchen operations, preparing and serving meals, and ensuring food safety standards are met. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in a similar role. Enjoy a balanced work-life with 37.5 hours a week and two days off, along with opportunities to infuse creativity in meal preparation and menu planning. Great job satisfaction awaits at this calm and pleasant workplace.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Previous experience in a similar environment required.
• Basic and intermediate food hygiene essential.

Responsibilities

• Support daily kitchen operations alongside the Head Chef.
• Prepare high-quality meals while adhering to hygiene regulations.
• Assist in menu planning and new recipe development.

Skills

Food preparation

Menu planning

Costing and stock control

Food hygiene

Customer service

Education

GCSE or equivalent English

City & Guilds 706 / 1 and 2 or equivalent

Basic Food Hygiene

Intermediate Food Hygiene

Job description

Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst as 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 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

To be successful in this role, you'll need :

• 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

Where you will be working :

Location : Little Ashfield, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9JP

Middlewood Clinic provide care and treatment for men and women who have an eating disorder including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and atypical eating disorders. Our approach will be to restore a healthy body weight and address psychological problems during treatment.

The Clinic has 12 comfortable ensuite bedrooms and a variety of communal and recreational spaces including lounge areas, a light and airy dining room, activities room, visitors room, therapy rooms, therapy kitchen area and a lovely cottage style garden.