Head Chef

HCA Healthcare UK; Street; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Head Chef to create nutritious and enticing meals for patients. You will lead a culinary team, ensuring high standards and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate has strong managerial experience and relevant food hygiene qualifications, with a commitment to quality and creativity in food preparation. This role offers excellent benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Contributory pension

Subsidised Gymflex membership

Access to digital GP services

Travel Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified to City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent.
• Intermediate or Advanced food hygiene qualifications.
• Experience in a managerial role within a kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the catering service operates within budget.
• Lead and manage a team in a high-quality kitchen environment.
• Create nutritious and enticing meals for patients.

Skills

Managerial experience in a similar environment

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Food hygiene qualifications

Health and Safety knowledge

Ability to work at a fast pace to high standards

Education

City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent

Intermediate or Advanced food hygiene qualifications

Job description

Overview

Role: Head Chef

Location: Harley Street
Shifts: Flexible shift patterns to suit you, between Monday and Sunday, 6:30am to 10pm

Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits package plus career development)

Create a kitchen where every meal matters more.

Forget any preconceptions you might have about hospital food. The food you create for us – all made from fresh ingredients and prepared on site – will be every bit as fresh, impressive and enticing as meals served by the best hotels and restaurants. But while the buzz of the kitchen might be familiar, the difference here is plain. Whether it’s high quality nutrition to help them recover, comfort food for when they’re feeling vulnerable, or something that looks and tastes amazing to take their minds off their worries – you’ll have a huge impact on patient care.

This is a chance to make a special kind of difference through your culinary expertise and team-leadership skills. As Head Chef you’ll have the skills, knowledge and expertise to ensure your catering service is simply exemplary. As well as being a food guru, you’ll have the skills to make sure the department operates within its budget, and is properly staffed at all times.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a special kind of person to join us – someone who is keen to bring their commercial expertise to bear in creating new taste and nutritional experiences for patients and staff. As well as this you’ll:

• be qualified to City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent
• have either Intermediate or Advanced food hygiene qualifications
• fully understand Health and Safety at Work Regulations in accordance with Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Hygiene Regulation Act 1971
• be able to show managerial experience in a similar environment
• have a track record in working at a fast-pace to high quality standards
• display excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with a commitment to developing a creative service

What you’ll get in return

In return, you can expect real career progression. We invest in our people, celebrate individuality, and reward and recognise employees who go ‘beyond the plate’. As well as a competitive salary, unrivalled career development and shifts that can help you achieve a better work/life balance, you’ll also enjoy:

• medical insurance, including critical illness cover, dental insurance and life assurance
• contributory pension
• subsidised Gymflex membership
• GP health assessment, plus private face to face and digital GP services
• the option to buy or sell holidays
• access to Portland Maternity Services

Plus a host of other perks and benefits, including travel Insurance, season ticket loans, the cycle to work scheme – and even free Taste and Gourmet Society cards.

About HCA Healthcare UK

HCA Healthcare the world’s largest private hospital group. In the UK, we provide exceptional care across our network of facilities in London, Birmingham and Manchester. It’s not only our clinical care that’s exceptional, however. We also deliver outstanding food that’s both nutritious and delicious to our patients, as well as our hardworking colleagues too.