Private Patients Head Chef

Private Patients Head Chef

Location: London, SW10 9NH

Hours of work: 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

We are excited to offer a rare opportunity for an experienced Private Patient Head Chef to manage the fresh food provision within the Private Patient Wards at Chelsea Hospital.

This is a key role where you will be responsible for overseeing the preparation and delivery of high-quality meals tailored to the needs of private patients, ensuring the best dining experience within a healthcare setting.

Job Description

You will supervise and control all aspects of meal production, ensuring that all food is prepared in line with budgetary guidelines, client requirements, and statutory regulations.

This includes managing kitchen operations, overseeing food safety practices, and leading the kitchen team to maintain the highest standards of quality, presentation, and hygiene.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your culinary skills while making a real impact on the patient experience, delivering nutritious and appealing meals in a compassionate healthcare environment.

If you’re looking for a challenging yet rewarding position where you can lead a team and shape the food offering in a prestigious hospital setting, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the timely service of meals and services to meet company standards and client satisfaction.
• Plan, coordinate, and order all food requirements according to client needs.
• Follow standard recipes and production planning to accommodate client numbers.
• Implement current food trends and ideas to enhance the service offering.
• Ensure meals and services comply with agreed budgetary standards and costs.
• Maintain cleanliness and tidiness in all kitchen areas at all times.
• Understand the operation of all kitchen equipment and train staff to the required standard.
• Supervise, train, motivate, and manage staff performance.
• Liaise with staff and clients to ensure appropriate staffing levels are met for day-to-day operations.
• Manage all ordering processes and ensure nominated suppliers are used for relevant supplies.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quality Chef.
• Expertise in preparing fresh food.
• Experience in healthcare or contract catering (preferred).
• Food Safety Hygiene qualification.

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing