Head Chef

3 weeks ago

Oldham, United Kingdom Elysium Healthcare Full time

Ever imagined being a Head Chef and still having a social life? Experience the blend of being a Head Chef while maintaining a vibrant life outside of work.  

This role offers a refreshing change from the typical culinary demands - 5:30pm finish meaning your evenings are free, a five-day work week and keeping the stress levels low.  

You will be leading an established kitchen team at All Saints Hospital in Oldham overseeing the preparation of large-scale meals for the staff and service users. Your role extends beyond the kitchen, as you provide guidance and training to support your team.

There are regular activities, events and special occasions throughout the year which you’ll also cater for – world food day, Christmas, Easter, family day etc. In other words, plenty of chance to be creative and do something different.   

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly. 

You and your catering team will run the kitchen to hotel/restaurant standards, ensuring a smooth operation with a clean kitchen, tasty menu and happy ‘customers’.

Just imagine… great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week. Now that’s a recipe for a balanced work-life combo.

As a Head Chef you will be: 

  • Coordinating the day-to-day management of the catering team to run an efficient food production service.
  • Ensuring that the catering service meets the nutritional and dietary needs of the service users. 
  • Ensuring the catering service provides meals to staff and company visitors in accordance with the Company policies and procedures.
  • Taking the lead in the production of a menu plan, providing a varied diet within budgetary restraints.
  • Ensuring that any maintenance and servicing of catering equipment or the environment is reported to Facilities Manager/maintenance.
  • Seek feedback, develop and standardise seasonal menu items to ensure nutritious and high-quality food is produced.
  • Responding to any reported complaints or incidents, assisting with investigation and referring any unresolved complaints
  • Responsible for stock management and equipment in the production areas, reporting issues or concerns.
  • Managing efficient staff rotas, plan agency and overtime cover and ensure absences are covered within agreed budgets.
  • Assisting in the completion of monthly audits of the catering provision to ensure standards are maintained.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • GCSE or equivalent English
  • Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC) and Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates
  • City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
  • Basic Food Hygiene (essential)
  • Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable)
  • Previous experience in a similar environment
  • Management/Supervisory Qualification
  • Previous experience in delivering a service on mass
  • Menu Planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience

Where you will be working:

Location: All Saints Hospital, Grange Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 4EF

You will be working at All Saints Hospital, a specialist mental health service for up to 20 people who are deaf or have complex communication needs. It is a culturally sensitive service which has been created to provide support and rehabilitation with care and intervention from both deaf and hearing members of staff.

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team caring for patients living in self-contained flats to help them move along their care pathway to more independent living.

There are staff and interpreters at site who will support you with communication whilst at site. You will also be offered the opportunity to learn British Sign Language to help with your role.

What you will get:

  • Annual salary of £26,913
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
  • Free meals and free parking
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.



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