Chef

Little Aston, England, United Kingdom

6/17/2025

Job Description

Chef/Cook | Private hospital | Catering and Hospitality | Sutton Coldfield | Part-time | 22.5 hrs per week - Day time only, no evenings | competitive pay + extensive benefits

Spire Little Aston Hospital, Sutton Coldfield are looking for a Chef/Cook to join our small and friendly catering team on a part-time and permanent basis.

Spire Little Aston Hospital is a leading private hospital in the Midlands, offering comprehensive hospital care to patients from Birmingham and the surrounding areas of the West Midlands and Staffordshire. The hospital has an exceptional reputation within a variety of specialties including Orthopaedics, Sports & Exercise Medicine, Cosmetics, Ophthalmic, Gynaecology, General Surgery & Physiotherapy.

Job Purpose

Our catering team are responsible for providing exceptional food quality for our patients and staff based on our central corporate menu.

Reporting to the Head Chef, you will assist in the preparation, cooking and delivery of food and beverage service to patients, consultants and staff whilst providing a high quality professional service to the customers at all times.

Duties And Responsibilities

• To assist the Head Chef as directed with preparation of food
• Meal preparation including cooking of some food items which will be agreed between the Head Chef and the catering assistants
• Presentation and service of food and beverages, to the specified standard, to staff, patients and consultants
• To assist, when required, with the service of food to staff, consultants, visitors and patients in both the restaurant and wards
• To maintain adequate control of all stock through stock rotation, date checking and ensuring packaging is intact in the kitchen
• To comply with the health and safety procedures in accordance with current legislation
• To maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in all tasks and duties
• Ability to work across all days of the week between 07.00 and 18.00
  
  

Who We're Looking For

• You will need to have a relevant catering qualification or a willingness to gain one
• Experience working as a chef/ Cook in any setting is a key requirement
• Experience in corporate catering would be of benefit but not a necessity
• A high level of social skills and a positive approach to customer care are essential elements of the job
• A degree of human understanding is essential in order to meet the needs of individual patients who may have specific dietary needs or preferences
  
  

Working Hours: Rota basis, 2-3 shifts per week over any 7 days. Earliest start 7am latest finish 6pm.

Contract Type: Permanent, Part-time 22.5hrs

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Comprehensive Private medical insurance which covers pre-existing conditions and no excess
• 35 days annual leave (rising to 37 days) inclusive of bank holidays.
• Generous Company pension scheme with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers, including groceries discounts and gym memberships discounts.
• Life assurance
• We commit to our colleagues' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support, and reward, MHFA onsite and access to our 24/7 EAP.
• Free on-site parking
  
  

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
  
  

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Lyndsay Young on [email protected]

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

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.

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

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