Cook - Flexible Hours

Head Chef | Fitzwilliam Hospital | Full Time 37.5 Hours We are looking for a highly experienced Head Chef to join one of the largest private health care providers in the UK. The Head Chef will lead the continuous development of a quality catering service provision and staff development. To provide guidance, support and manage the implementation of service specific developments and enabling the effective management of day-to-day operational activity. Demonstrate a patient focused approach to service provision while ensuring the cost-effective delivery of high-quality services. Achieve the regulation for food hygiene and codes of practice. As an organisation, we are incredibly passionate regarding the food experience all our residents receive and believe in prioritising and providing investment and training to ensure we create the best teams capable of delivering a sector leading service and offer. Ensure all services meet health and safety and food hygiene standards ~ Plan menus to consider nutritional standards and medical requirements, such as low fat, gluten free, vegetarian, etc ~ Arrange staff rotas ~ Supervise catering staff to make sure that meals are prepared and served correctly and supplies are available and carefully used ~ Food Hygiene Level 3 or higher An interest in food and drink Be flexible and adaptable Competitive salary ~33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) ~ Contributory pension scheme ~ Private healthcare ~ Life assurance ~ Enhanced hourly rates for unsocial hours ~ Excellent training and development opportunities ~ Free on-site parking ~ Provision of uniform Ramsay Health Care UK is one of the leading providers of high quality private patient and NHS Services in England, with a network of over 30 acute hospitals and Treatment Centres. Ramsay is part of a global hospital group operating 116 hospitals and day surgery facilities across Australia, UK, France and Indonesia. All offers of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Standard Disclosure Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Winfield Hospital is committed to quality, equality, and opportunity for all. We care. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.   This position is subject to background and DBS checks. We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people at risk. All successful candidates will be provided with safeguarding training appropriate to their role.