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Part-Time Chef – Healthcare Restaurant Team (33 Hours p/w)
As we grow, we’re looking for an ambitious Chef to help create exceptional food experiences for clients and customers in one of the UK’s market-leading food service companies. This is a part-time, 33-hour contract role (5 out of 7 days), based within our Healthcare department.
Here, you won’t just cook—you’ll elevate moments, fuel connection, and make a real impact. If delivering delicious, high-quality culinary excellence while fostering a dynamic, inclusive culture excites you, we want to hear from you.
This role is with Compass Group UK&I, set in White Oaks, where storytelling on a plate becomes part of your team’s identity.
About the Role
You’ll bring your passion and culinary expertise to shape indoor menus and food service solutions for our diverse clientele, supporting national and local teams while setting the standard for excellence in our industry.
We’ll throw you challenges to push your skills, but we’ll never hesitate to invest in you — because we reward ambition and celebrate people who go beyond the plate.
Key Responsibilities
Your role will include:
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- Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delineats clients and customers
- Overseeing and implementing menu changes, creating fresh and engaging options
- Identifying opportunities to enhance our food services and performance
- Listening and acting on customer feedback to continuously improve
- Supporting the creation of new menus and food concepts, pushing creative boundaries
- Representing Healthcare’s brand with professionalism and positivity
- Monitoring and maintaining kitchen inventories and resource management
- Ensuring strict compliance with Food Handling Regulations, Hygiene Standards, and Health & Safety policies
What We’re Looking For
To thrive in this role, you’ll need:
✔ Passion for exceptional food service – Combining both culinary skill and exceptional customer experience ✔ Relevant qualifications – City & Guilds 706/61 & 2 or equivalent NVQ Kitchen Operative/HCA qualification Level 2 ✔ Experienced leadership – Prior experience supervising a team ✔ Relevant research in a culinary role, with evidence of success ✔ Food Hygiene Certificate (essential) ✔ Flexible approach to scheduling – Committed to rotating shift patterns, including working from 5 out of 7 days
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Why Join Compass?
We have more than 6,000 venues across the UK: hospitals, schools, offices and care homes — over 134,000 places served every day. Our team is powered by bright ideas, big hearts, and an unwavering link to our purpose of making moments count.
As part of Compass, your career grows alongside us. Here, you’re paid competitively, rewarded handsomely, and given extensive training and development.
Plus as one of the UK’s newest businesses, we’re uniquely positioned to advance progress and forge connection across the hospitality industry.
How We’re Growing Together
At Compass, we champion diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity, where everyone feels valued and empowered.
We’re not just a company — we’re a network of mighty individuals, letting their unique talents shine through flexible, supportive environments.
If you: taste ambition, crave a brand that genuinely cares, and cook with heart — join us and help us serve more memories.
Job Reference: #com/0207/42632001/52792212/R/BU
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