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    Spire Healthcare

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    Chef

    CAMBRIDGE, United KingdomOn-SiteFull-time£50 / monthPosted 3w ago
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    Chef de Partie / Hospital Chef | Cambridge | Full Time | Permanent | 37.5 hours per week | No Late Nights | 35 days holiday | £1,000 Joining Bonus (T&Cs Apply)

    £1,000 Joining Bonus (T&Cs Apply)

    Looking for a chef role that gives you your evenings back?

    At Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, we're looking for an experienced Chef to join our friendly hospitality team. This is a fantastic opportunity to use your culinary skills in a rewarding healthcare environment, creating nutritious, high-quality meals for patients, visitors and colleagues.

    Unlike many hospitality roles, you'll benefit from structured shifts, a supportive team environment and an improved work-life balance with no late-night finishes

    As Chef, you'll play a key role in delivering a first-class dining experience for our patients, staff and visitors. You'll prepare and present nutritious, high-quality meals whilst maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and customer service.

    Working closely with the Head Chef and wider hospitality team, you'll help ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the kitchen and deputise when required.

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    Join Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital and receive a £1,000 Joining Bonus (T&Cs apply). Enjoy a rewarding chef career with no late nights, structured shifts and an excellent work-life balance whilst making a real difference to patients' experiences.

    Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to):

    • Preparing and cooking fresh, high-quality meals for patients, staff and visitors
    • Supporting the delivery of specialist dietary requirements and nutritional needs
    • Maintaining excellent standards of food presentation and service
    • Ensuring compliance with food safety, HACCP and health & safety procedures
    • Assisting with stock control, deliveries and kitchen administration
    • Supporting catering for meetings and special events
    • Maintaining a clean, safe and organised kitchen environment
    • Working collaboratively with colleagues across the hospital

    Who are we looking for?

    We're keen to hear from chefs who are passionate about producing high-quality food and delivering excellent customer service.

    You will ideally have:

    • Previous experience in a busy catering, hospitality or healthcare environment
    • Experience preparing meals for large numbers of people
    • A Level 3 Food Safety qualification
    • Strong communication and teamwork skills
    • A positive and flexible approach
    • The ability to work effectively under pressure
    • A commitment to maintaining the highest standards of food quality and hygiene

    Working Hours

    • 37.5 hours per week
    • Shifts between 7:00am and 6:00pm
    • Monday to Sunday rota
    • Alternate weekends required

    Benefits:

    We offer employees 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
    • Private medical insurance
    • Life assurance
    • Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

    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.

    We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

    Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

    For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

    Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Spire Healthcare

    Spire Healthcare is a leading private healthcare provider in the UK, operating a network of hospitals and clinics.

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