Head Chef

Practice Plus Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing benefits

Flexible shifts

Career development opportunities

Increased annual leave

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is seeking a Chef to join the Catering Team at Practice Plus Hospital Birmingham. The role involves supporting the Head Chef, delivering a high-standard catering service, menu development, and leading staff.

37.5 hours per week in a hospital setting, with opportunities to improve service and costs. You will be responsible for planning workloads, stock management and ensuring compliance with health and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering excellent customer service and supervising a team.
• Strong understanding of health and safety in a hospitality environment.
• Ability to plan workloads, manage stock, and develop menus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the catering team to deliver high standards of service.
• Assist Head Chef with menu development, budgeting and delivery of catering at the hospital.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, COSHH, infection control, and company policies.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Health & Safety

Education

Basic Food Safety & Hygiene

CIEH Level 3

Job description

About the Role

Giving people better access to the care they deserve If you are a Chef with the understanding how busy kitchen operates then we could have just the role for you.

Are you newly qualified or established in your career and fancy a change? We are currently looking for a Chef to join our new Catering Team at the Practice Plus Hospital Birmingham, and we want to hear from you! Working 37.5 hours a week, the role is to assist the Head Chef with the management, development and delivery of all aspects of the catering service within the Hospital.

As our Head Chef, you’ll take the lead on delivering an excellent catering service within our hospital. You’ll have the opportunity to bring your ideas to the table, creating interesting menus while ensuring consistently high standards of food preparation, presentation and service. You’ll also play a key role in leading and developing the catering team and ensuring the service operates efficiently and within budget.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of and can insure that systems are in place so that all staff are aware and can work in accordance with legislation and Company policies pertaining to Health and Safety, COSHH and infection control; This is a varied, hands‑on role where you’ll lead and motivate the catering team while working alongside them to prepare and produce meals. You’ll plan workloads and staffing, manage stock and minimise food waste, as well as developing menus that cater for special dietary requirements. You’ll ensure the kitchen maintains excellent standards of food safety, hygiene, health and safety and infection control, while looking for opportunities to continually improve the quality of the service.

What You Can Expect In Return

• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Flexible shifts that enable you to work around other commitments
• Varied career development opportunities
• Increased days of annual leave with years of service.

What we’ll look for in you

• You’ll bring previous experience of delivering excellent customer service and supervising or managing a team, together with a good understanding of health and safety within a hospitality environment.
• You’ll have a Basic Food Safety and Hygiene Award (or equivalent) and CIEH Level 3 (or equivalent), or be scheduled to complete these.
• You’ll be a confident communicator and supportive leader who is flexible, customer‑focused and comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Hospitality qualifications and previous healthcare experience would be advantageous.

We will contact all shortlisted candidate but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre‑employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.