Spire Healthcare
Chef
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Chef de Partie / Hospital Chef | Cambridge | Full Time | Permanent | 37.5 hours per week | No Late Nights | 35 days holiday
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 while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and customer service.
Working closely with the Head Chef and the wider hospitality team, you'll help ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the kitchen and deputise when required.
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 organized kitchen environment
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the hospital
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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
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Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organization:
- 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, ongoing 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.
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