Looking for a Chef role that offers you a great work-life balance? At St Leonard’s Hospice, we are recruiting for a passionate and food focussed Deputy Head Chef to deputise for our Head Chef. Ensuring the catering team strive for excellence in everything within its remit, you will help to source local seasonal produce and interact with patients to truly meet their individual and changing needs. On a day-to-day basis, you will: Deliver consistently high level of exciting, delicious and inventive catering for our patients, staff and visitors Work with the Head Chef to review the catering offer to meet the needs of the organisation Manage the day to day running of the catering team Support and develop a collaborative team Help maintain our 5 EHO rating To fulfil the Deputy Head Chef role, you will need: Excellent food presentation skills Comprehensive knowledge of food hygiene and food safety regulations The ability to manage and prioritise your workload To be a team player Effective verbal communication skills What’s in it for you as Deputy Head Chef: Golden Hello of £500 (after tax) as a special thank you and welcome to our team Shift enhancements Generous annual leave entitlement of up to 41 days Attractive pension schemes Extensive employee discounts on shops, holidays and lifestyle choices Opportunities to grow your skills and career Free onsite car parking Day shifts which allow you to have a great work/ life balance A supportive and friendly working environment The Catering team’s shift patterns are normally 7.5 hours in length and worked between 7.30am – 6.30pm, which allows our team to have a great work-life balance. Full flexibility is essential though as no two days are the same and it is imperative the needs of the Hospice and Catering Team are met at all times. Interviews are available immediately and we reserve the right to withdraw this post at any time.