Marie Curie Head Chef Edinburgh Hospice

Are you an experienced and passionate chef looking for a leadership role where you can make a genuine difference every day? At Marie Curie Edinburgh Hospice, we're seeking an exceptional Head Chef to lead our dedicated catering team and deliver high-quality, nutritious meals that bring comfort, enjoyment and dignity to patients, families, visitors, volunteers and colleagues. This is a unique opportunity to combine your culinary expertise with inspiring leadership, helping to create a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone who comes through our doors. Why Join Marie Curie? Food plays a vital role in the comfort and wellbeing of those receiving hospice care. As our Head Chef, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day, using your skills to create meals that truly matter. In return, you'll join a caring and supportive team within a respected national charity, where your contribution will be valued and your work will make a real difference to patients and their families. If you're ready to lead a talented team and use your culinary skills to make every meal count, we'd love to hear from you. What you will be doing: - Leading the day-to-day operation of the catering department, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality food service for patients, visitors, volunteers and staff. - Creating and developing varied, nutritious and seasonal menus, ensuring all dietary, nutritional and allergen requirements are met. - Managing and inspiring a team of catering staff and volunteers, overseeing recruitment, training, development, rota planning and performance management. - Ensuring the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and compliance, including HACCP, COSHH, Natasha's Law, allergen management and preparation for internal and external audits. - Managing the catering budget, stock control, procurement and supplier relationships to deliver an efficient and cost-effective service. - Building strong relationships with patients, clinical teams and colleagues to ensure individual dietary needs are understood and catered for, while acting on feedback to continually improve the service. - Planning and delivering catering for functions, events and special occasions, while maintaining a safe, welcoming and professional dining experience across the hospice. What we’re looking for:   - Proven experience leading and motivating a catering team within a busy hospitality, healthcare or catering environment. - Strong knowledge of current food hygiene legislation, HACCP principles, COSHH regulations and allergen management requirements. - Experience managing and developing teams, including staff supervision, training, rota planning and performance management. - A recognised catering qualification, such as City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or an equivalent Professional Cookery qualification (SCQF Level 5 or 6). - A minimum Level 3 Food Handling qualification, along with Basic and Intermediate Food Hygiene certifications. - Experience delivering high-quality catering services and maintaining exceptional standards of food quality, safety and customer service. - A positive, flexible and proactive approach, with excellent organisational skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. - A collaborative team player who can build strong relationships with colleagues, patients, volunteers and visitors. - A commitment to continuous professional development and a willingness to work towards higher-level catering and management qualifications. Please see the full job description here: