Head Chef

Job description

Are you an experienced Head Chef who enjoys cooking and leading a team, and wants a good work/life balance? Have evenings to yourself and work 5 days a week without being under heavy pressure or stress, while working with fresh seasonal ingredients. You’ll be joining our Neurological service in Stoke on Trent, working 37.5 hours a week. You’ll be leading the team to prepare and freshly cook nutritious meals at scale for service users, staff and visitors throughout the day. This includes catering for

individual’s needs and dietary requirements. 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. You and your catering team will run the kitchen to hotel/restaurant standards, ensuring a smooth operation with a clean kitchen, tasty menu and happy ‘customers’. Your responsibilities will include: Coordinate the day-to-day management of the catering team to run an efficient food production service. Seek feedback, develop and standardise seasonal menu items to ensure nutritious and high-quality food is produced. Oversee the production of specialist diet menus, ad hoc diets for patients with very specialist dietary needs from specific dietetic guidance. Respond to any reported complaints or incidents, assisting with investigation and referring any unresolved complaints Conduct periodic internal audits to ensure that food hygiene standards are adhered to and service user satisfaction is met. To be responsible for stock management and equipment in the production areas, reporting issues or concerns. Planning and adjusting food and consumables orders to ensure responsiveness to patient’s needs, in line with budget and wastage control. Manage efficient staff rotas, plan agency and overtime cover and ensure absences are covered within agreed budgets. To be successful as Head Chef you will need: Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC) and Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates Proven competency in nutritionally balanced menu planning Ability to cater for specific dietary needs Efficient stock control and budgeting Proven strong written and verbal communication skills Strong organisational and planning skills Self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic What you will get: Annual salary of £28,000 to £32,000 DOE The equivalent of 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off Free meals and parking Wellbeing support and activities Career development and training Pension contribution Life Assurance Enhanced maternity and adoption package There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check 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. The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates

will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Stoke-on-Trent

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Profession type

Bar Staff / Waiters and Waitresses

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English