Head Chef

Elysium Healthcare Limited; England; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Chef to join their team at Badby Park, focusing on meal preparation for service users. The role involves supporting the Head Chef and ensuring food quality, safety, and hygiene. A passion for culinary creativity in a calm environment is essential. Benefits include a competitive salary, annual leave, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual salary of £32,500

33 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Free meals and parking

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar environment.
• Experience in delivering a service on a mass basis.
• Compliance with HACCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in running the kitchen.
• Maintain food storage and stock rotation.
• Prepare meals to a high standard considering dietary needs.
• Serve food professionally to users and visitors.
• Prepare food for conferences and banquets.
• Participate in food costings control.
• Adhere to food hygiene and safety regulations.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene

Menu planning

Costing

Stock control

Customer service

Education

GCSE or equivalent English

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2

Intermediate Food hygiene

Certification of IDDSI

Job description

Annual salary of £32,500. Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Badby Park 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. Great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week is part of the balanced work‑life combo.

Responsibilities

• 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 complement 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 18 years or older.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent English.
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking.
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential).
• Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable).
• Full Compliance with HACCP.
• Certification of IDDSI.
• Previous experience in a similar environment.
• Previous experience in delivering a service on a mass basis.
• Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience.

You will be working alongside the clinical teams at Badby Park to care for people with neurological illnesses, acquired brain and spinal cord injuries, delivering person‑centred care where each individual is at the heart of everything you do.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Benefits

• Annual salary of £32,500.
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off.
• Free meals and parking.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work‑life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package.
• Retail discounts, special offers and much more.