Chef

Join our catering team as a Chef at Cairns Private Hospital!

In this casual role, you will:

• Prepare nutritious and appetising meals for patients, staff, doctors, the café, and hospital functions.
• Support daily kitchen operations including ordering, stock rotation, and food safety compliance.
• Work collaboratively in a busy team environment, reporting to the Catering Manager and the Sous Chef
• Understanding and meeting patient dietary requirements.
• Ensuring food safety compliance (HACCP) and accurate record keeping.
• Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across the kitchen and equipment.

What You Will Bring

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (essential).
• Strong understanding of food hygiene and OH&S standards.
• Proven experience in food preparation for individuals and groups (hospital experience highly regarded).
• Ability to manage high-volume workflows with strong organisation skills.
• Excellent teamwork, time management, and communication skills.
• Flexibility to work across a rotating roster including weekdays, weekends, and public holidays.
• Unrestricted working rights in Australia (sponsorship not available).

You will be part of a large, friendly, and supportive catering team where quality, teamwork, and service excellence are highly valued. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your culinary skills to a meaningful healthcare setting.

What’s in it for You?
At Ramsay, we care for our people by offering benefits that truly support your career, wellbeing and lifestyle, including:

• Grow your career with recognition programs, employee referral bonuses, scholarships, free access to LinkedIn Learning and the Ramsay Leadership Academy
• Save more every day with Ramsay Rewards, giving you exclusive deals at 100+ retailers, restaurants, travel providers and more
• Enjoy peace of mind with lower hospital cover costs and higher extras limits on services like General and Major Dental, plus pharmacy and allied health discounts
• Find balance through flexible rostering options, flexible leave and access to free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support 24/7
• Increase your take-home pay through salary packaging and novated leasing, plus discounts on leisure travel, gyms and lifestyle services.

*Please note, casual employees may not be eligible for all benefits

Why Join Ramsay
At Ramsay Health Care, “people caring for people” is at the heart of everything we do. We are:

• Australia’s largest private hospital operator, with over 74 sites and 35,000 staff
• A values-led workplace where you’ll be supported personally and professionally
• A place with flexible, permanent and career-growth opportunities nationwide.