Head Chef

Integrated Care System; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare provider is looking for a Head Chef to manage the kitchen at Cotswold Spa Hospital. This role offers a supportive work environment with no evening shifts and a standard workweek. Responsibilities include leading a kitchen team, menu planning, and ensuring meals meet nutritional needs. Ideal candidates will have relevant culinary qualifications, leadership experience, and a passion for quality food preparation. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

Annual salary of £30,187

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Free meals and parking

Career development training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity package

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment is essential.
• Management/Supervisory Qualification is a plus.
• Knowledge of menu pricing, ordering, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team in food production services.
• Ensure nutritional needs are met for service users.
• Manage staff rotas and oversee kitchen maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Menu planning

Food hygiene

Stock management

Creativity in cooking

Education

Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC)

GCSE or equivalent English

Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates

Job description

This role offers a refreshing change from the typical culinary demands, with no evenings, a five-day work week, and low stress levels. As the Head Chef, you will lead an established kitchen team at Cotswold Spa Hospital in Worcestershire, overseeing the preparation of large-scale meals for staff and service users. The role extends beyond the kitchen, as you provide guidance and training to support your team. It's a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you'll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals.

Main duties of the job

As the Head Chef, you will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day management of the catering team to run an efficient food production service, ensuring the catering service meets the nutritional and dietary needs of the service users, and providing meals to staff and company visitors in accordance with the Company policies and procedures. You will also be responsible for taking the lead in the production of a menu plan, providing a varied diet within budgetary restraints, ensuring any maintenance and servicing of catering equipment or the environment is reported, seeking feedback, developing and standardising seasonal menu items, responding to any reported complaints or incidents, managing efficient staff rotas, and assisting in the completion of monthly audits of the catering provision to ensure standards are maintained.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for growth and movement. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Job responsibilities

Ever imagined being a Head Chef and still having a social life? Experience the blend of being a Head Chef while maintaining a vibrant life outside of work.

This role offers a refreshing change from the typical culinary demands- no evenings, a five-day work week and keeping the stress levels low.

You will be leading an established kitchen team at Cotswold Spa Hospital in Broadway, Worcestershire overseeing the preparation oflarge-scale meals for the staff and service users. Your role extends beyond the kitchen, as you provide guidance and training to support your team.

There are regular activities, events and special occasions throughout the year which you’ll also cater for – world food day, Christmas, Easter, family day etc. In other words, plenty of chance to be creative and do something different.

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.

You and your catering team will run the kitchen to hotel/restaurant standards, ensuring a smooth operation with a clean kitchen and tasty menu.

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.

This is a full time position of 40 hours per week.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ever imagined being a Head Chef and still having a social life? Experience the blend of being a Head Chef while maintaining a vibrant life outside of work.

This role offers a refreshing change from the typical culinary demands- no evenings, a five-day work week and keeping the stress levels low.

You will be leading an established kitchen team at Cotswold Spa Hospital in Broadway, Worcestershire overseeing the preparation oflarge-scale meals for the staff and service users. Your role extends beyond the kitchen, as you provide guidance and training to support your team.

There are regular activities, events and special occasions throughout the year which you’ll also cater for – world food day, Christmas, Easter, family day etc. In other words, plenty of chance to be creative and do something different.

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.

You and your catering team will run the kitchen to hotel/restaurant standards, ensuring a smooth operation with a clean kitchen and tasty menu.

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.

This is a full time position of 40 hours per week.

As a Head Chef you will be:

• Coordinating the day-to-day management of the catering team to run an efficient food production service.
• Ensuring that the catering service meets the nutritional and dietary needs of the service users.
• Ensuring the catering service provides meals to staff and company visitors in accordance with the Company policies and procedures.
• Taking the lead in the production of a menu plan, providing a varied diet within budgetary restraints.
• Ensuring that any maintenance and servicing of catering equipment or the environment is reported to Facilities Manager/maintenance.
• Seek feedback, develop and standardise seasonal menu items to ensure nutritious and high-quality food is produced.
• Responding to any reported complaints or incidents, assisting with investigation and referring any unresolved complaints
• Responsible for stock management and equipment in the production areas, reporting issues or concerns.
• Managing efficient staff rotas, plan agency and overtime cover and ensure absences are covered within agreed budgets.
• Assisting in the completion of monthly audits of the catering provision to ensure standards are maintained.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• GCSE or equivalent English
• Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC) and Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates
• 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
• Management/Supervisory Qualification
• Previous experience in delivering a service on mass
• Menu Planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budgetexperience

Where you will be working:

Location:Cotswold Spa Hospital, Station Rd, Broadway WR12 7DE

Cotswold Spa is a specialist eating disorder clinic for young people aged from 13-17 years (CAMHS referrals) and young adults aged 18 to 25 years.

The service treats patients with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and mental health diagnosis such as anxiety, depression, OCD, and some may have a co-morbid diagnosis of learning disabilities.

The hospital is Ofsted registered and provides education facilities for patients who are still studying.

Patients on average stay for a period of 3-4 months. The aim is to restore a healthy weight, modify problem behaviours linked to the eating disorder and help parents and carers work with the young person.

Brook House was recently opened and is situated just a few doors down. This is a satellite centre and supports residents. We are not currently recruiting into this service.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £30,187
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Freemeals and free 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 so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent English, Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC) and Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates, 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, Management/Supervisory Qualification, Previous experience in delivering a service on mass, Menu Planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.