Assistant Chef | Shawfair Park Hospital - Edinburgh | Part time | Competitive Salary
Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is recruiting an Assistant Chef who will be expected work in designated sections of the main kitchen, producing quality meals that are cost effective and maintaining the highest standards of hygiene in the department – in line with our policies.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• To deliver high levels of food & service through all areas of hospitality
• To support the head chef in all aspects of the kitchen & maintaining standards
• To maintain a safe working environment for all staff and customers, Both Internal & External
• Ensure all HACCP is adhered to
• To ensure efficient consistent delivery of food throughout all hospitality
• To foster and maintain a culture of assistance between kitchen and server staff and all departments within Spire Healthcare
• To lead by example and ensure consistency of all food production and presentation

Who we're looking for:

• Must have previous Chef/Cookery experience
• NVQ level 2 or higher preferred
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Hold relevant certificates or be willing to undertake specialist training in specific areas
• Knowledge & Experience in similar establishment
• Professional self-starter able to work unaided
• Highly organised and capable of working in a busy, fast-paced environment

Benefits:
We offer employees 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

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

About Us: At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
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.