An Exciting Culinary Career Opportunity
Are you ready to take the next step in your culinary journey within a modern, state-of-the-art kitchen? Join our dedicated catering team and contribute to an exciting new chapter, working alongside passionate professionals who are committed to excellence.

This is an exciting part-time opportunity to collaborate with an experienced culinary team. At St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital, we go beyond serving meals, we deliver care through quality, innovation, and consistency.

About the Opportunity

In this role, you will:

• Prepare nutritious and appetising meals for patients, staff, doctors, the café, and hospital functions.
• Uphold food quality, hygiene, and safety standards in line with regulatory requirements.
• Support daily kitchen operations including ordering, stock rotation, and food safety compliance.
• Work collaboratively in a busy team environment, reporting to the Executive Chef.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation and cooking of meals (including cold larder and special diets).
• Understanding and meeting patient dietary requirements.
• Ensuring food safety compliance (HACCP) and accurate record keeping.
• Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across the kitchen and equipment.
• Assisting with stock management and ordering.

What You Will Bring

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (essential).
• Strong understanding of food hygiene and OH&S standards.
• Proven experience in hotels or cook to order, ala carte food style.
• 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?

• Professional Advancement: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
• Discounts: Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
• Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support.
• Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.

Requirements

Everyone who joins Ramsay:

• Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months.
• According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases.

About Us

Ramsay is a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with over 70 Australian sites employing over 34,000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practising the Ramsay Way philosophy of ‘People Caring for People’ since 1964.

To Apply

If you like working in an environment where your initiative and team focused approach are valued. Please submit your cover letter and resume online.

All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.

For enquiries, please contact:

George George, via email, GeorgePratheesh@ramsayhealth.com.au

Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety.  Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com