Chef

Chef | Private Hospital | Spire Gatwick Park | Crawley, West Sussex | Full-time, permanent

Spire Gatwick Park are looking for a Full-time Chef to join their fantastic catering team on a permanent basis. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to work in a fantastic environment.

Spire Gatwick Park Hospital offers world-class care and is part of one of the UK's most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we're specialists in a wide range of treatments that can be personalised to your needs.

Duties and responsibilities

• To produce meals for patients, staff and visitors within a large operation; adhering to centralised standards of preparation, production and presentation.
• A positive and flexible approach to customer service and strong communication skills.
• Ability to plan patients' diets as necessary including the correct utilisation of stock, along with a strong knowledge of allergens.
• Quality assurance and Patient Confidentiality must always be maintained.
• To comply with all Health and Safety at Work regulations, including COSHH and Manual Handling, whilst being aware of corporate and local safety policies.

Who we're looking for

• Must have previous Chef/Cookery experience.
• Food Hygiene Level 2 certificate/qualifications are essential for this role and you must be able to show a clear understanding of this.
• Exceptional Customer Service skills.

Working Hours: Full-time, days, rolling rota with some weekends included

Contract Type: Permanent

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

To discuss this role in more detail please contact or apply online.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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