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Chef

Berkshire Independent Hospital, Reading

35 hours per week, Full-time

Shift Patterns: 5 days per week. 1 Saturday in 4

Summary:

The Berkshire Independent Hospital is one of Berkshire’s leading private hospitals with an excellent reputation for delivering high quality healthcare, treatments and services. 

The role:

An exciting opportunity for a qualified Chef has arisen to work at Berkshire lndependent Hospital, based in Reading.

Key responsibilities for the role:

• Food Preparation and Cooking: Skilled in various cooking techniques and are responsible for preparing and cooking food to the highest standards with precision and creativity.

• Quality Control: Ensure that all dishes meet the established standards of taste, presentation, and quality.

• Kitchen Management: Assist the head chef with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen. This involves organising and coordinating workflow, supervising kitchen staff, and ensuring that all tasks are completed efficiently and on time.

• Staff Training and Development: Help mentor and train kitchen staff. Share knowledge, and provide guidance to ensure consistent quality and skill development within the team.

• Inventory Management: Assisting the head chef in managing inventory and ensuring an adequate supply of ingredients. This includes monitoring stock levels, ordering ingredients, and maintaining proper storage and rotation of perishable items.

• Health and Safety Compliance: Assist the head chef in enforcing strict hygiene and safety standards in the kitchen. They ensure proper food handling, sanitation, and adherence to health regulations to maintain a safe and clean working environment.

• Collaboration and Communication: Effective communication and collaboration with Head chef, kitchen staff, Hostess are essential. To be able to have a personable approach and engage with patients.

• Candidates must have certificates in Food Hygiene and Safety as well as NVQ up to Level 2 in Catering and Hospitality.

Why join us?

At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, because we’re people caring for people:

Health, Wellbeing & Financial Security

• Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants

• Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance

• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary

• Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period

• Employee Assistance Programme

Work–Life Balance

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days

• Flexible shift patterns, where possible

• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave

• Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you

Career Development & Recognition

• Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development

• Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people

Lifestyle & Everyday Perks

• Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts

• Cycle2Work scheme

• Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible

• Free parking on site, where possible

About Us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. 

We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all.

We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

We care. It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people at risk. We expect all employees to share this commitment and behave in a way that supports it. All successful candidates will be provided with safeguarding training appropriate to their role.