Reading
Job Description\n\nChef\n\nBerkshire Independent Hospital, Reading \n\n35 hours per week, Full-time \n\nShift Patterns: 5 days per week. 1 Saturday in 4\n\nSummary:\n\nThe Berkshire Independent Hospital is one of Berkshire’s leading private hospitals with an excellent reputation for delivering high quality healthcare, treatments and services. \n\nThe role:\n\nAn exciting opportunity for a qualified Chef has arisen to work at Berkshire lndependent Hospital, based in Reading.\n\nKey responsibilities for the role:\n\nFood Preparation and Cooking: Skilled in various cooking techniques and are responsible for preparing and cooking food to the highest standards with precision and creativity.\n\nQuality Control: Ensure that all dishes meet the established standards of taste, presentation, and quality.\n\nKitchen 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.\n\nStaff Training and Development: Help mentor and train kitchen staff. Share knowledge, and provide guidance to ensure consistent quality and skill development within the team.\n\nInventory 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.\n\nHealth 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.\n\nCollaboration 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.\n\nCandidates must have certificates in Food Hygiene and Safety as well as NVQ up to Level 2 in Catering and Hospitality.\n\nWhy join us?\n\nAt 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:\n\nHealth, Wellbeing & Financial Security\n\nPrivate Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants\n\nDiscounted Bupa Dental Insurance\n\nLife Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary\n\nPrivate Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period\n\nEmployee Assistance Programme\n\nWork–Life Balance\n\n25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days\n\nFlexible shift patterns, where possible\n\nFamily friendly policies including enhanced parental leave\n\nVolunteer leave to support causes that matter to you\n\nCareer Development & Recognition\n\nTraining and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development\n\nColleague recognition programme to celebrate our people\n\nLifestyle & Everyday Perks\n\nAccess to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts\n\nCycle2Work scheme\n\nSubsidised staff restaurant, where possible\n\nFree parking on site, where possible\n\nAbout Us:\n\nRamsay 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.\n\nWe 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.\n\nWe 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. \n\nWe 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’. \n\nWe are committed to equality of opportunity for all.\n\nWe 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.\n\nWe care.\n \n\nIt’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.\n \n\n“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.\n\nWe 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.\n\nWe are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks