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Head Chef
Posted 5 hours 7 minutes ago by Horder Healthcare
As Head Chef, you'll take full ownership of the kitchen operation, delivering exceptional food and leading a motivated team. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and inspiring the catering team to deliver outstanding food and service
- Overseeing production of patient, staff, and hospitality meals
- Supporting the design of menus, including specialist diets and seasonal offerings
- Managing budgets, stock control, and cost efficiency
- Ensuring strict compliance with food safety, HACCP, and health & safety regulations
- Maintaining excellent kitchen standards, hygiene, and cleanliness
- Driving continuous improvement across catering services
- Collaborating with clinical and front of house teams for a seamless service
You're a confident and experienced chef with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering high standards.
Essential- City & Guilds 706 Level 2 / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
- Food Safety Level 2 certification
- Proven experience supervising catering teams
- Experience managing budgets and controlling costs
- Strong understanding of special diets and nutrition
- Excellent organisational, communication, and administrative skills
- Flexible, reliable, and customer focused approach
- Higher level food safety or health & safety qualifications
- Experience in healthcare or similar environments
The Horder Centre, Crowborough
Contract TypePermanent, Full Time
Shift Pattern5 days out of 7 Monday to Sunday. Shift times vary from 6:30 am - 2:30 pm, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, 10:30 am - 6:30 pm, 6:30 am - 6:30 pm.
SalaryUp to £33,891.00 per annum, depending on experience + shift enhancements.
At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
