Spire Healthcare Group plc
Head Chef
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Job Description
Head Chef | Private Hospital | Southampton | Full-Time | Permanent
Spire Southampton Hospital is seeking an experienced Head Chef to join our professional and welcoming Catering team on a permanent basis.
This role is ideal for a skilled chef who takes pride in delivering freshly prepared, high-quality food in a clinical, customer-focused environment.
Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.
The Role
You will be responsible for preparing and serving a range of hot and cold meals for patients, staff, consultants, and visitors, in line with our corporate menus and quality standards. Working across all areas of the kitchen, you will ensure high levels of food presentation, hygiene, and service at all times.
You will also support special functions, cater for individual dietary needs, and help maintain full compliance with food safety and health & safety regulations.
Duties And Responsibilities (not Limited To)
- To assist other team members when necessary and maintain good working relationships
- To ensure all HACCP and health and safety guidelines are recorded and followed
- To assist with the service of food to staff, patients, consultants, and visitors in all areas when required to do so
- To service the Staff Restaurant and maintain the flow of food to service counters as required to the specified standard
- To prepare food and beverages for special functions and assist with other related activities as directed
- To check in all deliveries as necessary, making sure that all records are recorded
- To undertake cleaning duties as per cleaning schedules and maintain clean and tidy working conditions at all times
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What We’re Looking For
- Experience in a professional kitchen, catering for high volumes
- Restaurant-style or healthcare catering experience preferred
- Level 3 Food Safety qualification
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Calm and effective under pressure
- A professional, team-focused approach
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time core hours 8-4 / 9-5 (unless covering leave, then will need to be flexible to cover shift patterns)
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
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
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- 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.
Closing Date
If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
About Us
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.
We have achieved our market-leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion, and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector-leading standards.
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